Apollo 15 astronauts collected tiny green glass beads from the Moon in 1971; more than 35 years later scientists found evidence of water inside, changing what we knew about the lunar interior

Representative Image (Image Credit: Canva) In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin noticed something unusual on the Moon: tiny green flecks scattered across the otherwise grey surface. They collected samples and brought them back to Earth, unaware that the material would decades later challenge a long-held belief about the Moon. According to…

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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: ‘Words being put in my mouth’: Deepender Hooda denies calling Sajjan Kumar a ‘role model’ | India News

Congress MP Deepender Hooda (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Deepender Hooda on Sunday denied calling Sajjan Kumar a “role model” following the ex-Congress leader’s death on August 20.Kumar was serving two life sentences in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and died at the age of 80.When reporters asked Hooda if he had called…

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Before AI, there was the Mechanical Turk: The chess machine that wasn’t | Chess News

Long before ‘artificial intelligence’ became a regular part of the everyday lexicon, Amazon came up with the concept of “artificial artificial intelligence,” or, in other words, work that appeared to be automated but, in reality, was completed by humans.Amazon brought this type of work to the masses via its crowdsourcing marketplace called Mechanical Turk. Launched…

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Meet John Liu, the student who used corn stalks and wheat straw to recover lithium from dilute water |

Image: @JJYAj/YouTube/AI Regenerated Lithium is a crucial ingredient in rechargeable batteries, but recovering it from dilute sources can be difficult and energy-intensive. John Liu, a high school student from St. Paul, Minnesota, approached that problem by looking at materials that are usually left behind after harvest: corn stalks and wheat straw. His project, titled ‘Passive…

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Back-to-back fours, then out! Vaibhav Sooryavanshi falls cheaply in Duleep Trophy – Watch | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-anticipated Duleep Trophy campaign got off to a disappointing start on Sunday as the teenage batting sensation was dismissed for just eight against North East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru.Opening the innings for East Zone alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sooryavanshi began brightly, smashing back-to-back boundaries before…

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Ugly scenes! Yashasvi Jaiswal, Asitha Fernando clash after heated send-off in Colombo – Watch | Cricket News

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando clash. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando were involved in a heated exchange during the first session of the second Test in Colombo on Sunday, with the India opener confronting the bowler after receiving an animated send-off.Jaiswal had been well set on 45 when…

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‘Silent guardian’: Rahul Gandhi cast as ‘real-life batman’ in posters outside Congress HQ | India News

Rahul Gandhi posters appear outside Congress HQ NEW DELHI: Posters portraying Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the “real-life Batman” have been put up outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi.The posters feature the message, “The silent guardian, a watchful protector. LoP Rahul Gandhi, the real life batman.”Earlier this month, Rahul…

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Mitchell Starc’s 10-wicket haul powers Australia to series-levelling win over Bangladesh | Cricket News

Australia square the series 1-1 (X-Cricbuzz) Mitchell Starc produced another devastating spell in Mackay to finish with a 10-wicket match haul as Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test, levelling the two-match series 1-1 inside two days.Starc returned figures of 10-51, adding four wickets on Sunday to his remarkable…

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