Venus clouds may contain 60% water, challenging decades-old theories about the planet’s sulfuric acid aerosols |

Cloud aerosols on Venus contain far more water than scientists have assumed for decades, alongside comparable amounts of iron sulfate and sulfuric acid. Researchers led by R. Mogul revisited previously uncharacterised data from the Pioneer Venus Large Probe, which descended through the planet’s atmosphere in 1978, and found that the probe’s instruments had unknowingly captured…

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In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone, but an Italian inventor had already built the Telettrofono years earlier |

In 1849, Italian-born inventor Antonio Meucci began developing an early voice-transmission device that would later be known as the “teletrofono.” Decades of experimentation, financial hardship and a lapsed patent caveat meant that credit for the telephone ultimately went to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Meucci’s story, however, did not end there. Nearly 113 years after…

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Operation Safed Sagar X reactions: Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth and Abhay Verma win praise; netizens label ‘Air Force ki Dhurandhar’ |

The military drama ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ has premiered and is already making waves on X (formerly Twitter). Inspired by the Indian Air Force‘s role during the 1999 Kargil War, the series weaves together intense aerial combat with an emotional core. Starring Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth, Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli and Adil Hussain, the show…

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Scorpio Horoscope Today, August 9, 2026: Students should stay grounded and not let one bad result spoil the whole day

Not every gain arrives with satisfaction, and today proves that. Mars and the Moon stir deep feelings, so even while one door opens, another inner question may keep scratching at you.You may recover blocked money, settle an old dues matter, or finally see movement in something that had gone cold. Good. Yet the mood can…

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In 1999, a dinosaur bone was found on Japan’s Fukushima coast and left unstudied; in 2026, scientists identified it belonged to a 3-metre iguanodontian that lived 90 million years ago

Photo credit: Jstage.jst.go.jp A small dinosaur bone discovered in Fukushima, Japan, more than two decades ago has given scientists a new glimpse into the diversity of ancient life along East Asia’s coast.The fossil, found in 1999 and left largely unexamined for years, has now been identified as part of the breastbone of a plant-eating dinosaur…

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