Why Neptune has the fastest winds in he solar system despite receiving 900 times less sunlight than Earth |

At first glance, Neptune seems like the last place where violent weather should thrive. The ice giant circles the Sun at an average distance of about 4.5 billion kilometres, leaving it in a region where daylight is remarkably faint. Even at midday, the sunlight reaching Neptune would resemble a dim twilight compared with conditions on…

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These 95-million-year-old flowers bloomed before bees existed and still attract beetles |

Image(s): Smithsonian Gardens Magnolia trees are admired around the world for their large, fragrant flowers, but they also preserve one of the oldest evolutionary stories in the plant kingdom. Long before bees, butterflies or many modern flowering plants appeared, magnolias were already blooming across prehistoric landscapes. Fossil evidence suggests the ancestors of modern magnolias evolved…

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As West Asia conflict rages on, India’s pharma exports stare at Rs 5K crore potential losses

Hyderabad: India’s pharmaceutical sector is staring at potential losses of Rs 2,500– Rs 5,000 crore if March exports to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the wider West Asia and North Africa (WANA) are completely disrupted by the ongoing West Asia conflict, which is intensifying pressure on freight, shipping routes, and delivery schedules, according to…

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Another House panel defers edu reforms report adoption; move seen as part of govt’s outreach to oppn for delimit bill support | India News

Move Seen As Part Of Govt’s Outreach To Oppn For Delimit Bill Support NEW DELHI: A day after a parliamentary committee abruptly deferred the adoption of its report on a contentious anti-graft bill, another parliamentary panel, which is examining govt’s proposed law to replace multiple higher education regulators with one umbrella body, has called off…

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No Abhishek Sharma vs Pakistan? Suryakumar Yadav’s comment sparks panic | Cricket News

Abhishek Sharma (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star opener Abhishek Sharma missed the T20 World Cup clash against Namibia on Thursday and could also be sidelined for the much-anticipated encounter against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.After India were put in to bat by Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium,…

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