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Sales of space-related toys soar following safe return of Artemis II

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Subcontinent might see subdued monsoon as ‘super El Niño’ expected this year: weather expert

KARACHI: The subcontinent might witness a subdued monsoon this summer as the warming El Niño wea­t­her phenomenon is expected to form later this year, according to a weather expert. “We are expecting El Niño in the coming summer and it is expected to become ‘super El Nino’ by the end of August to September,” Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) spokesperson Anjum Nazir Zaigham told Dawn. He noted that El Niño suppresses the summer monsoon in the subcontinent. El Niño and its cooler sister...

Watch: Agnikul Cosmos fires 3D-printed rocket engine

Watch Agnikul Cosmos fires Dprinted rocket engine

Egyptian nuclear plant to get first fuel next year – Rosatom

The El Dabaa project has entered the next phase with preparations underway for the first unit launch and future power generation, CEO Aleksey Likhachev says The first nuclear fuel shipment for Egypt’s El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, built by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, is expected to arrive in 2027, CEO Aleksey Likhachev said on Tuesday.  Speaking to journalists in Cairo, Likhachev indicated that preparations are underway to convert the plant’s first un...

Nasa's vision of the new moon base - and 'near impossible' mission to Mars

Stunning new images, released by Nasa, give a glimpse into what the new base will look like, building on the huge success of the Artemis II mission. They also released plans for their mission to Mars, showing the stars and stripes on the surface.

China tests submarine cable cutter at 3,500-metre depth

A Chinese deep-sea mission has successfully tested an advanced device capable of cutting through underwater structures such as submarine cable at a depth of thousands of metres. The “Haiyang Dizhi 2” research vessel completed its first deep-sea scientific mission of 2026 last Saturday, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The expedition included a cutting test of a deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator at a depth of 3,500 metres (11,483 feet), using technology that has drawn attention...

2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck discovered with treasures still clustered where it sank

Archaeologists recently found well-preserved ancient treasures at the bottom of a Swiss lake — and the treasures remain close to where the ship sank.The shipwreck was found in Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, some 75 miles southwest of Zurich, by a team of Swiss archaeologists, according to news agency Jam Press.A team of excavators from the Cantonal Archaeology Office of Neuchâtel (OARC), the Octopus Foundation and the Archaeological Service of the State of Fribourg conducted the search in March...

Moon has been quietly accumulating ice for 1.5 billion years

Moon has been quietly accumulating ice for billion years

New satellite images reveal US aircraft wreckage close to Iran nuclear site

New satellite images reveal US aircraft wreckage close to Iran nuclear site

India’s ‘designer rice’ breakthrough: 3x protein, low GI grain for type 2 diabetes

Unlike regular rice, which is naturally high in starch, this type is scientifically altered to improve its nutrient content. Think of it as rice that has been revamped in a lab using food-processing methods.

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Monsoon 2026: अल नीनो क्या है, मॉनसून की बारिश पर कैसे असर डालता है? जानिए सबकुछ

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Oldest known meteor shower to light up UK skies this week

Oldest known meteor shower to light up UK skies this weekImage source, Getty ImagesPublished1 hour agoIf you enjoy meteor spotting then you are in for a treat with the oldest recorded shower set to light up our skies from 16 April.The Lyrid meteor shower is a result of the Earth passing through dust left behind by Comet Thatcher centuries ago. Expect 10 to 15 meteors an hour but with surges that can occasionally deliver up to 100 per hour. Named after the constellation of Lyra where they appear...

The underground architecture that has sustained Iran’s military capacity in the face of US-Israeli attacks

The conflict in the Gulf, now under a fragile two-week ceasefire after 42 days of intense fighting, is not just being shaped by missiles, bombs, and interception systems alone. It is also reshaping the battleground itself. This is starkly visible at Iran’s Qeshm Island. Beneath the island’s coastal settlements, desalination systems, and free trade infrastructure runs a buried military architecture that binds geology, logistics, and strategic force into a single terrain. Coincidentally (or not),...

क्या भारत का गगनयान 2027 में लॉन्च होगा? इसरो कहता है हां, लेकिन हकीकत में नहीं

India’s nuclear breakthrough lights path to energy independence

A breakthrough in India’s nuclear power research has been hailed as a defining moment for the country’s energy programme and a step towards self-reliance. Earlier this month, Indian scientists revealed they had achieved criticality, a state of self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, at the Kalpakkam prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) in Tamil Nadu state. The programme promises to harness India’s abundant thorium reserves, which constitute around 25 per cent of global deposits, advancing its.....

'Dhurandhar 2' BO day 28: Ranveer Singh film marches toward Rs. 1100 crore milestone

'Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge' is redefining box office history with every passing day. Directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi and Sara Arjun, the espionage thriller has become the first Hindi film ever to cross Rs. 1,000 crore in India net collections. On day 28, the film is chasing the Rs. 1,100 crore domestic milestone with a live India net of Rs. 1,096.19 crore and a worldwide gross of Rs. 1,727.93 crore.

More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows

Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled“Insectageddon” has not occurred, but there has been a loss of butterfly diversity over the past half a century, according to the world’s largest insect monitoring scheme.More than 44m butterfly sightings scientifically collected in Britain since 1976 show that of the 58 native species recorded, 33 species have declined and 25 have increased in number. Continue reading...

Solar and wind energy are shielding world from worst impacts of Iran war, data shows

ClimateNewsSolar and wind energy are shielding world from worst impacts of Iran war, data showsAnalyses contradict narrative of ‘coal comeback’ that took hold after closure of Strait of HormuzStuti Mishra Asia Climate Correspondent Wednesday 15 April 2026 07:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComment...

فایننشال تایمز: تهران از ماهواره چینی برای هدف‌گیری پایگاه‌های آمریکا استفاده کرد

جمهوری اسلامی با استفاده از یک ماهواره چینی، پایگاه‌های نظامی آمریکا در خاورمیانه را رصد کرده و دقت حملات خود را افزایش داده است. همزمان گزارش‌هایی درباره احتمال ارسال سامانه‌های دفاع هوایی چین به ایران منتشر شده است.