Train travelling from Karachi to Peshawar derails in Pakistan (Representative image) (PTI) At least five people were killed and several others injured after a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province early Tuesday, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.The Rehman Baba Express, travelling from the southern port city of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar, derailed…
PC: Davidson Institute’s account of the research Justin Bernstein, a 17-year-old student from Greenwich, Connecticut, has developed a research project exploring how genetically engineered bacteria could help slow Arctic ice melting. Named a 2025 Davidson Fellow in the science category, he received a $50,000 scholarship for his work on engineering Cryobacterium to produce reflective silica,…
Representative Image of Patagonia’s new ownership structure supporting environmental conservation and sustainable practices in bold colors ( AI Generrated Image) In September 2022, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced a new ownership structure intended to direct the outdoor clothing company’s excess profits towards environmental work while protecting its values. In November 2025, Patagonia published its Work…
Wake Forest University’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser has set another record, drawing 2,406 runners and walkers and raising nearly $407,000 for cancer research and patient care. The Oct. 1 event surpassed the previous year’s fundraising and participation records, according to Wake Forest News, while the university’s Hit the Bricks website and Office of Civic…
After 18 years without sightings, 13 white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) have been released into Piedras Blancas National Park in southern Costa Rica as part of a conservation project to restore the species. Its disappearance left a gap in the rainforest’s food chain, disrupting the ecological balance. To address this, Osa Conservation is working with the…
Representative Image of an ornate Chinese porcelain dish with dragon designs and a yellow glaze found beneath a dusty sofa ( AI Generrated Image) For decades, a large, dirt-covered porcelain dish lay beneath a sofa in a north London home, its significance unknown to the family who kept it. Now identified as a rare example…
Indian-origin engineer manager says H-1Bs comprised equal share of Indians and Chinese 10 years ago. But not it’s mostly Indians. An Indian-origin engineering manager offered a fresh perspective of the H-1B row in the US and the huge burden Indians have to shoulder because of the controversy and shared his experience of hiring H-1Bs 10…
Former San Francisco Deputy Chief of Police Ann Mannix. A retired San Francisco police sergeant allegedly shot dead his estranged wife, a former deputy chief in the same department, and their daughter before dying by suicide at their home in California’s Marin County, according to media reports.Kevin Mannix, 68, is suspected of killing his wife,…
US President Donald Trump met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The United States has threatened to suspend intelligence sharing with Ukraine and halt European purchases of American weapons for Kyiv unless Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stops attacks on Russian energy facilities, CNN reported, citing two European officials.The reported warning comes as US President Donald Trump says…
In 2024, an appraiser found a 17th-century portrait among stacks of art in a Maine attic; expected to bring $10,000 to $15,000, it instead sparked a bidding battle and sold for $1.41 million/Image: AP A 17th-century portrait discovered among stacks of paintings in a Maine attic sold for $1.41 million at auction, far exceeding its…
