A summer outing at one of Maryland’s most popular state parks turned into a frightening medical emergency after a 13-year-old boy was attacked by a beaver while swimming. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at the William Houck Area of Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, where the boy suffered bite injuries to his…
Antarctica is the coldest continent on Earth, featuring a deadly combination of extreme temperatures, high elevation and ice-covered terrain. The Russian Vostok Station here averages minus 55°C and on July 21, 1983, it recorded the lowest reliably measured air temperature on Earth, −89.2°C.Yet sealed beneath the white ice sheets of the region is a hidden…
Singapore is an island nation with very little land, which creates difficulty for it to achieve the goal of massive solar farms. With a total area of less than 280 square miles, every inch of land faces the tough choice between housing, industry, and greenery. To meet its ambitious ‘Green Plan 2030’ goals, the government…
The measures will prohibit the import of new humanoid and quadruped robots from China. NEW DELHI: The Trump administration has introduced sweeping restrictions on imports of new Chinese-made robots and power inverters, saying the move is aimed at protecting the United States’ artificial intelligence supply chain and critical infrastructure from potential security risks.The measures, announced…
US-Saudi hit Iran-linked entities in Iraq; Tehran hits US bases, ships in Hormuz The war in the Middle East escalated once again after couple of days of fragile peace as the United States and Saudi Arabia launched joint strikes on Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Iran claimed to have intercepted oil tankers…
Every autumn, the skies above a forested ridge in eastern Pennsylvania fill with movement. Eagles drift on rising air, falcons streak across the horizon and kestrels appear in quick flashes before disappearing south. For generations, Hawk Mountain has been one of North America’s best places to witness this seasonal migration because the landscape naturally funnels…
Charlie Verco won his fourth Molokai to Oahu world championship (Instagram photo) Just weeks after helping rescue a woman during a great white shark attack off Sydney’s Coogee Beach, Australian paddleboarder Charlie Verco has won the world paddleboarding championship in Hawaii, setting a new race record.The 25-year-old completed the 52-kilometre Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard race…
File photo: US Envoy Sergio Gor DHAKA: US’s special envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on July 30 – the first by a senior US diplomat after PM Tarique Rahman’s June tour of China and amid Dhaka’s strong engagements in various fields, including trade, economic corridor and defence,…
Mid-listen, you can tap a button, ask your question, hear the answer, and then pick up the story right where you left off NEW YORK: Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it. That’s the pitch from a wave of new AI tools letting readers do exactly that….
ROME: Births in Italy fell last year by nearly 4%, with its fertility rate dropping to a historic low not seen since 1945, due to economic pressures and lack of help for working mothers, a report published Tuesday found.With 355,000 babies born in 2025, the fertility rate, or the average number of children per woman,…