For kids and adventurous souls dreaming up ways to spend next summer, there’s good news out of southern Indiana. Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari is building a water roller coaster that is set to break records as the tallest and fastest water ride in the United States when it debuts next year.On Wednesday, 1 July,…
Yurok attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis and the Klamath River, where her family helped lead a historic river restoration effort. More than a century after four dams cut off the Klamath River’s natural flow, salmon are finally swimming freely upstream again. The historic comeback follows the completion of the world’s largest dam removal project in October…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will enforce new rules on how applicants sign immigration benefit requests including H‑1B visa petitions and Green Card applications, starting July 10. This updated policy clarifies that only handwritten or properly reproduced signatures will be accepted. Any filing with copy-pasted, auto-generated, or unauthorised signatures will be rejected or…
The Cambridge team behind the living algae-powered bio-battery: Lucia Giron, Dr Paolo Bombelli and Professor Chris Howe. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a living bio-battery that generates electricity continuously using photosynthetic algae, offering a potential alternative to millions of disposable batteries used in everyday electronics. Unlike conventional batteries that gradually run out…
Kareena drops photos of Saif Ali Khan from the beach as they are on vacation Kareena Kapoor Khan is soaking up some quality family time with husband Saif Ali Khan and their children on a beach vacation, and she has been given fans glimpses of the tropical getaway. Earlier, Kareena had dropped a selfie of…
Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip (left), and Lionel Messi battles for the ball with Egypt’s Mohanad Lashin (AP Photo) An Israeli airstrike in Gaza shortly before the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match between Egypt and…
Mamata Banerjee with supporters stages a candle march to protest the alleged rape and murder of a girl at Baruipur (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that she was kept ‘under police watch’ as if she was under ‘house arrest’ and accused the…
Far beyond Pluto, where sunlight is faint and temperatures remain extremely low, countless icy bodies drift through the outer reaches of the Solar System. These distant objects, known as trans-Neptunian objects, have long been viewed as frozen relics left over from the Solar System’s formation. Most are thought to be too small to hold onto…
TOI correspondent from Washington: For years, Dharmesh Patel seemed to embody the American dream. The 45-year-old radiologist lived with his wife and two young children in a quiet cul-de-sac in Pasadena, California. Colleagues described him as a respected physician, while neighbours remembered him as a thoughtful man who brought poinsettias to nearby homes during the…
Psychologist-approved parenting quote of the day: “For children, play is serious learning. It’s the work of childhood.” Childhood today is more scheduled than ever. Between school, tuition, extracurricular activities, and screen time, many children have little opportunity to simply play. To adults, play often looks like “just having fun.” But what if those carefree moments…