Researchers have uncovered how the Venus flytrap snaps shut so quickly. The plant’s hinged leaves, already under tension, suddenly soften upon trigger. This rapid release of stored stress causes the trap to flip shut in less than a second, a mechanism previously baffling scientists. Some of nature’s best tricks happen too fast for the human…
DHS clarifies what will happen to the H-1B visa fee after a court strikes it down and the administration appeals the ruling. After a court struck down the $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, the Donald Trump administration appealed the ruling by US District Judge Leo Sorokin. But before any further development, the Department of Homeland…
Investors gave SpaceX a blockbuster welcome on its stock market debut, sending the company’s valuation above $2 trillion and cementing its place among the world’s most valuable listed firms.After raising $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering ever, SpaceX began trading under the ticker SPCX at $150, an 11% premium to its IPO price…
India’s Manav Suthar (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Fresh from a dream Test debut for India, left-arm spinner Manav Suthar continued his impressive run by making an immediate impact for Warwickshire in the County Championship. Playing his first match for the English county against Yorkshire, the 23-year-old picked up two wickets on the opening day as Yorkshire…
Lisa Riley ahead of her 50th birthday next month receives the high honor of becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire. As ‘Emmerdale’ star Lisa Riley is right around the corner from turning 50 years old, she ended up getting a huge surprise. As per the latest reports, the famed star, for…
The National Testing Agency has clarified that the rescheduling of CUET (PG) 2026 examinations for 565 candidates affected by disruptions in Meghalaya and overseas centres did not alter the evaluation process. Responding to concerns over multiple exam dates, NTA said all candidates were assessed using absolute marks, with no normalization or special advantage granted to…
तेहरान: इजरायली और अमेरिकी हमलों में मारे जाने के 100 से ज़्यादा दिनों के बाद, अब ईरान ने पूर्व सुप्रीम लीडर अली खामेनेई के अंतिम संस्कार की घोषणा की गई है. सरकारी मीडिया ने शनिवार को बताया कि जुलूस 4 जुलाई को तेहरान में शुरू होंगे और 9 जुलाई को उत्तर-पूर्वी शहर मशहद में उन्हें…
The kitchen still smells the same, but no one’s cooking for three anymore. The light over the dining table, once dimmed by 9 pm to signal the end of the day, now stays on whenever someone feels like it, or off, for weeks, when the house empties out entirely.Across Indian cities, a quiet shift is…
A curious viral moment has pushed Blinkit into an unexpected conversation about search design, child-proofing and the line between helpful and unsettling technology. The quick-commerce platform is drawing attention after users on social media reported that typing random gibberish into its search bar did not produce a dead end. Instead, it surfaced chocolates and other…
A 14-year-old boy is among three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 21-year-old man in a park in Chelmsford, Essex.Emergency services were called to Central Park at about 7pm on Friday after reports of a serious incident. Officers arrived to find the victim with critical injuries.Despite the efforts of paramedics,…
