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Since the mid-1600s, chemists have been fascinated with brightly colored, coral-like structures that form by mixing metal salts in a small bottle. Until now, researchers have been unable to model how these deceptively simple tubular…

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NEW DELHI: Amid Prince Harry’s legal action against several British tabloid media groups, royal author Lady Colin Campbell has accused his wife Meghan Markle of masterminding his ongoing battle against the press.Harry, who also carries the…

Last Updated: May 02, 2023, 04:59 ISTSmoldering wreckage is seen after a crash involving at least 20 vehicles shut down a highway in Illinois, Monday, May 1, 2023. (WICS TV via AP)The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple…

It might sound counterintuitive, but empowering locals to manage forests is an excellent way to preserve them. That strategy can even bring dwindling forests roaring back, NASA Earth Observatory’s recent “image of the day” shows us.NASA…

In the past 30 years, the non-profit organization Friends of Trees planted trees along the streets of Portland, Oregon. Now, a new study shows that each tree planted was associated with significant reductions in non-accidental and…

Several districts in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal where sowing of kharif crops was less than 75% due to deficiency in rains during the monsoon season, are likely to go in for early rabi planting, said a senior official from the Ministry…

Scientists have published new evidence showing that selective planting of vegetation between roads and playgrounds can substantially cut toxic traffic-derived air pollution reaching school children. The new findings, published this week in…

MUMBAI: Ample monsoon rain in the first half of July accelerated planting of main summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton and pulses in India, although rice planting is still lagging behind due to scant rainfall in northern states.…

NEW DELHI: Indian farmershave planted 1.96 million hectares with summer-sown rice so far, farm ministry data showed on Friday, down 46% from last year mainly due to a weak start to the monsoon. The outlook is better, however, as the…