America’s favourite vegetable could be hit by California drought: over 90% of fresh broccoli comes from the state, while severe drought may cut shipments sharply

An average person in US eats about 6 to 8.5 pounds of fresh broccoli annually. Nationally, the country produces more than 500,000 tons of the vegetable per year, with California growing roughly 90% of the total crop. Broccoli is the most consumed vegetable in the country and obviously, most loved. However, as per a recent…

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BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir wins Bangladesh presidential election with 255 votes

Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir’s election marks a major change in his political role. Bangladesh has elected senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its 23rd president, marking a significant shift for a politician who until recently held one of the party’s top organisational posts.Alamgir secured 255 votes in Thursday’s presidential election held…

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Cute little Arunachal girl gives the most innocent response to being called “Chinese”; Why we can’t get over this video

Photo source: Instagram/@karga_tinkle_gongo For a child growing up in Arunachal Pradesh, being Indian is not something that needs explaining. Yet, for many people from India’s Northeast, questions about whether they are “Chinese” or from another country are not unfamiliar. A little girl from Itanagar named Karga Tinkle Gongo has now put that frustration into words…

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A UK solar farm began generating electricity in 2013; 12 years later its biodiversity had risen 41 per cent | World News

​Representative Image of a solar farm integrated with thriving wildlife habitats, vibrant flora, and diverse fauna (AI-generated image) In 2011, planning began for a solar farm on the Broxted Estate in Suffolk, and by December 2013, the site was generating electricity for the first time. But what happened around the panels proved just as significant…

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Harvard to pay $53 million after human remains donated to its medical school were stolen and sold on the black market | World News

Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle civil lawsuits brought by families whose relatives donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School for research and education, after parts of those donated remains were stolen and sold in a nationwide black-market scheme. The scandal centred on Cedric Lodge, a former manager of Harvard Medical…

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For the first time in history, astronauts use portable X-ray technology in space that could pave the way for future Moon and Mars missions |

Representative preflight, in-flight, and post-flight hand radiographs. Radiographs of the hand were acquired (A) preflight by a crew member, (B) in-flight on day 1 after launch (L+1) by a crew member, and (C) post-flight by a non-crew operator using the same imaging protocol. Image Credit: Radiological Society of North America(RSNA)​ The first X-rays taken in…

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Us Housing Activity: Homes struggle, factories thrive: How AI is reshaping the US economy

Homes struggle, factories thrive: How AI is reshaping the US economy US housing activity took another hit in July, with construction of single-family homes falling sharply and agreements to buy existing properties declining to their weakest levels in months.At the same time, US factories continued to benefit from strong investment in artificial intelligence, pushing manufacturing…

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