New physics reveals detailed calculations showing the universe’s end may come far sooner than expected, with an exact timeline/ Image: Space.com For decades, physicists assumed the universe would fade into darkness over a timescale so vast it barely fits in notation: around 10¹¹⁰⁰ years. But researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands now say the…
This disparity, highlighted by stakeholder submissions, showed that opting for alternatives such as storage can result in Rs 2,200 crore in savings for the consumer while still meeting the requirement for firm power. Alexander Hogeveen Rutter, manager, electricity sector lead at Third Derivative and a stakeholder participant during the public hearing, said the time when…
Scientists Say Invisible Black Holes Could Be Passing Right Through You The most dangerous thing in your living room is probably still a rogue plug or a Lego brick. But according to some physicists, there could also be thousands of black holes drifting through that same space every year, through your walls, your sofa, even…
One sign of a really cold day is the sharp sting of freezing air in your nose. It was believed that the noses of Neanderthals were better adapted to breathing the cold air of the Ice Age and that when the climate became warmer they were outcompeted by modern humans. This is now being questioned….
High-ranking Roman officers owned pets from India, a new study has claimed, after researchers uncovered burials of Indian macaques in an ancient cemetery in what used to be a famous Red Sea port two thousand years ago. The authors of the study analysed 35 monkey burials in an animal cemetery in Berenike on the east…
The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment — and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD diagnoses rise around the world, a key question has emerged: could the growing use of digital devices be playing a role? To explore this, more than 8,000 children, from when they were around ten until they…
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against oil and gas company Shell in the UK courts, seeking compensation for what they say is the company’s role in making the storm more severe. Around 400 people were killed and millions of homes hit when…
They’re bright, they’re plentiful and the Geminids – which make up what’s regarded as one of the best annual meteor showers to witness – are about to reach their peak viewing time. The Geminid meteors have already been active in our skies since 4 December, building up to the best night of the year to…
Hyderabad: Behind the sweeping green promises of Telangana’s Vision 2047 lies an ambition that could reshape the state’s ecology — if bold targets are matched by realistic timelines and strong enforcement on the ground.The Vision 2047 document presents a wide-ranging environmental roadmap, placing water bodies, green buffers and ecosystem restoration at the centre of long-term…
It sounds dramatic to imagine one half of Earth slowly losing its internal warmth faster than the other, but that is the general direction many researchers are now exploring. When geophysicists looked at long-term heat flow inside the planet, they noticed that the hemisphere covered mostly by the Pacific Ocean appears to be shedding heat…