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Monday, October 19, 2026

He reached the Americas centuries before Columbus. Why doesn’t he get more credit?

He reached the Americas centuries before Columbus. Why doesn’t he get more credit?: Accounts of Leif Erikson’s voyage to present-day Canada were known to Europeans in Christopher Columbus’s time. By Matthew Hay Brown For the explorers from ice-covered Greenland, it must have seemed a paradise. A genuinely green land of lush meadows irrigated by free-flowing rivers. Whales and caribou to hunt, nesting birds and wild salmon to catch,

A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination

A Day After Huge Riots in France, Shock and Recrimination: After anti-government protests devolved into chaos, leaders from across the political spectrum blamed one another for the unrest, even as it largely subsided on Sunday. By Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting from Paris A day after some of France’s worst riots in decades, President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday to address some of

दुनिया पर राज करने वाले ब्रिटेन को अब अपना घर बचाने की चुनौती

दुनिया पर राज करने वाले ब्रिटेन को अब अपना घर बचाने की चुनौती: On September 14, 2026, nationalist leaders from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland signed a historic agreement in Cardiff, demanding self-determination and constitutional reform from the British government. This highlights a profound irony: the UK, which once ruled a vast global empire, now faces an existential challenge in keeping its own union intact. While their ultimate

Pumped Storage Hydropower : Powering India’s Clean Energy Transition

Pumped Storage Hydropower : Powering India’s Clean Energy Transition: As clean energy reshapes India's power landscape, a timeless technology is paving the way for a powerful new energy future. Often described as a water battery, pumped storage uses water and gravity to store electricity, bridging the gap between when power is generated and when it is needed. From reservoirs to modern grids, it is

ऊर्जा भंडारण के साथ भारत के ऊर्जा भविष्य का निर्माण

ऊर्जा भंडारण के साथ भारत के ऊर्जा भविष्य का निर्माण: As clean energy reshapes India's power landscape, a timeless technology is paving the way for a powerful new energy future. Often described as a water battery, pumped storage uses water and gravity to store electricity, bridging the gap between when power is generated and when it is needed. From reservoirs to modern grids, it is

देश के लगभग 40 प्रतिशत जिलों में बढ़ी बाढ़ की संवेदनशीलता

देश के लगभग 40 प्रतिशत जिलों में बढ़ी बाढ़ की संवेदनशीलता: आईआईटी रुड़की के अध्ययन में बाढ़ और सूखे की दोहरी चुनौती उजागर, स्थानीय परिस्थितियों के अनुरूप आपदा प्रबंधन पर जोर रुड़की, 19 अक्टूबर। जलवायु परिवर्तन और बदलती जल परिस्थितियों के कारण भारत में बाढ़ तथा सूखे की दोहरी चुनौती गंभीर होती जा रही है। भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (आईआईटी) रुड़की के वैज्ञानिकों के एक अध्ययन

Sunday, October 18, 2026

The Leap Second Has Been Canceled

The Leap Second Has Been Canceled: Earth rotates at about 1,000 miles per hour, on average. But sometimes gravitational interactions with other celestial bodies or the movement of air, water and rock on our dynamic planet can affect its rotation speed.CreditCredit...Miguel Román, Joshua Stevens/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center By K. R. Callaway Every few years since 1972, computers, financial institutions, communications