In the autumn of 1726, an extraordinary claim gripped Britain and left even some of the country’s most respected physicians baffled. A poor woman from Surrey named Mary Toft insisted she had given birth not to a baby, but to rabbits. The bizarre story quickly spread beyond her village, attracting surgeons, scientists and even the…
An invasive snake that likely arrived on Guam hidden inside military cargo after the Second World War went on to transform the island’s ecosystem in ways scientists are still trying to understand. The brown tree snake, native to parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea and nearby islands, found an environment unlike any it had encountered…
Instagram/@thatsinteresting While in most parts of the world mourn the deaths of loved ones, there’s one community in Ghana that turns death into remarkable work of art through their designer coffins. Yes, that’s right. Coffins are generally designed to look simple, plain and sober, signifying sadness. But Ghana does it completely differently. A community here…
Go slow today. That’s the simplest way to handle this Thursday. The Moon causes mental stress, and Mars is known for its speed and speed, which isn’t the best combination for traveling, crossing roads and using tools, or even working on chores at home. You might feel pressured to time however speed isn’t a good…
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved 12 key proposals, including the landmark new scheme “Gyanodaya – Prosperity through Education” scheme, aiming to ensure free education for students from Kindergarten (KG) to Postgraduate (PG) level. Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved 12 key proposals, including the landmark new scheme “Gyanodaya –…
Former Australian cricketer Aaron Summers is facing a possible jail sentence after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse offences linked to an incident that took place in Tasmania in 2018.The 30-year-old, who previously represented the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmania in domestic cricket, changed his plea in late June and admitted to two counts of penetrative…
Mumbai/New Delhi: Amid a growing shift by industrial and commercial consumers to retail fuel stations to take advantage of lower prices, govt Friday issued fresh directions to limit bulk purchase and sale of petroleum products.The new directions aimed at preventing hoarding and diversion of fuel supplies meant for ordinary customers put specific limits on diesel…
Indian cities face dangerously warmer nights, harming health (AI image used for representational purpose only) Nights are warming faster than days because our cities are using more and more concrete, which retains heat, making a 45 degrees Celsius summer feel like 50 and stealing precious hours of sleep from the urban population. It’s time to…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will amend public health laws to permit criminal proceedings against home births carried out without trained medical supervision, health minister K G Arunraj said on Wednesday, days after a Tirupur-based woman who had delivered her child at home died in a Coimbatore hospital.On Sunday, 32-year-old Sasikala, who attempted a “natural” home birth…
Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to five years’ imprisonment for molesting a girl student even though she had retracted her statement and turned hostile in court.In this case, the teacher from Behrampura was booked under BNS and Pocso Act in May 2025 after a woman filed a complaint at…
