For decades, scientists estimated lake sturgeon lived for 150 years. New evidence suggests some Great Lakes fish may reach more than 400 years |

For centuries, lake sturgeon have moved quietly through the rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes region, growing slowly and aging in a way that has been difficult to measure. Their lives can stretch far beyond those of most freshwater fish, but just how far has remained uncertain. New research now suggests that some may…

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Delimitation row rocks Tamil Nadu assembly; TVK, DMK spar over ‘no delimitation’ stand | Coimbatore News

Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged the issue, citing Vijay’s statement at the SZC meet chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah. CHENNAI: A nearly 40-minute high-voltage exchange over delimitation kept the Tamil Nadu assembly on the edge on Friday, with the opposition putting chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s stand under the scanner and questioning…

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Meet Vallabh Ramesh, the 18-year-old Kentucky student who created a 3D-printable smart gel that solidifies at body temperature and could one day deliver drugs inside the body

Vallabh Ramesh’s work looks at how next generation materials could be used in drug delivery, tissue engineering and other areas of biomedical technology in the future. Science and technology has never failed to surprise humans. Think, what if you could print a material into virtually any shape, respond to temperature, and one day help deliver…

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‘Proportionate response’: MEA on bulldozer action outside Pakistan high commission | India News

Debris lies scattered after authorities removed structures and queue-management barriers erected outside of the Pakistan High Commission, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said the removal of unauthorised structures outside the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi was a “proportionate action in response” to Pakistan’s removal of structures in front…

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Singapore rebuilt a vanished 1920s lake inside a new housing estate; engineers turned it into a flood-control system and wildlife habitat | World News

Singapore has brought the memory of a vanished 1920s landmark into one of its newest housing estates, but the new Alkaff Lake is doing much more than recreating a piece of the past. Built inside Bidadari Park, the 1.8-hectare lake was inspired by the former Alkaff Gardens, which opened to the public in 1929. Today,…

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