Terrestrial plants drove an increase in global photosynthesis between 2003 and 2021, a trend partially offset by a weak decline in photosynthesis — the process of using sunlight to make food — among marine algae, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change on August 1. The findings could inform planetary health assessments,…
Australia has named a 15-member squad for the upcoming home series against India Under-19, starting September 21 in Mackay. The squad includes two players of Indian origin — batter Aryan Sharma from Victoria and all-rounder Yash Deshmukh from New South Wales. Five players from New South Wales feature in the team, which will play five…
Janet Nelson Berger, who began her career as a secretary at CBS in the mid-1950s before rising to become a production assistant and casting director in an era when few women held managerial roles in network television, has died. She was 87. Berger died July 22 at her home in Los Angeles of pneumonia and…
From eye color to whether cilantro tastes like soap, genetic variability influences many factors in a person’s life. These inherited differences can also determine a person’s risk of developing a particular type of cancer and possibly even the response to certain kinds of cancer therapies. For example, while immune checkpoint inhibitors represent a huge advance…
The service road connecting Himayatsagar and Rajendranagar was closed to traffic from Friday night following heavy rain in the city and the catchment area of the Himayatsagar reservoir, with authorities announcing alternative routes to ease movement. Vehicles travelling from Shamshabad to Gachibowli are now required to take a right turn at Exit 17 towards Budvel,…
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu Akshaya entrepreneurs in Ernakulam district, affiliated to the Akshaya Welfare Association, have unofficially suspended K-Smart services in protest against what they allege is an abysmally low service charge unilaterally fixed by the State government without any consultation. On Friday (August 8, 2025), the association laid siege to the…
Smoke filled the air on the morning after the Tubbs Fire on October 9, 2017. Image credit:Jitesh vasadia Wildfires across the US are increasing in frequency and ferocity, and where there is fire, there is smoke. Wildfire smoke is dense, toxic, and carries harmful pollutants up to hundreds of miles away.1 “Wildfire smoke increasingly affects…
In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War Two in Europe ended in May 1945 but the Allies, including the UK, US and USSR, were fighting against Japan in east Asia. About 71,000 soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth died in the war against…
