A 12.5-mile pipeline supplied water to the Grand Canyon, now a deadly flood has damaged the lifeline, threatening the park’s 6 million annual visitors

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A 12.5-mile pipeline supplied water to the Grand Canyon, now a deadly flood has damaged the lifeline, threatening the park’s 6 million annual visitors

Grand CanyonRepresentative image from Canva For decades, a single 12.5-mile pipeline has carried water across the arid landscape of northern Arizona to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, sustaining lodges, campgrounds, restaurants and restrooms for one of the world’s most visited national parks. In late August 2026, a sudden, deadly flash flood tore through … Read more

A 12.5-mile pipeline supplied water to the Grand Canyon, now a deadly flood has damaged the lifeline, threatening the park’s 6 million annual visitors

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A 12.5-mile pipeline supplied water to the Grand Canyon, now a deadly flood has damaged the lifeline, threatening the park’s 6 million annual visitors

Grand CanyonRepresentative image from Canva For decades, a single 12.5-mile pipeline has carried water across the arid landscape of northern Arizona to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, sustaining lodges, campgrounds, restaurants and restrooms for one of the world’s most visited national parks. In late August 2026, a sudden, deadly flash flood tore through … Read more

Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

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Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at … Read more

Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

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Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at … Read more

In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

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In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

Centuries after people forced a Cumbrian river into a straight, artificial channel, nature has reclaimed its original course in the Lake District, bringing endangered wild fish back to historic spawning grounds almost immediately. In the summer of 2016, conservationists restored a 1.1-kilometre stretch of Swindale Beck near Haweswater by putting its natural bends back into … Read more

In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

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In 2016, conservationists put the bends back into a Lake District river straightened 200 years earlier; within months, Atlantic salmon were spawning there for the first time in centuries

Centuries after people forced a Cumbrian river into a straight, artificial channel, nature has reclaimed its original course in the Lake District, bringing endangered wild fish back to historic spawning grounds almost immediately. In the summer of 2016, conservationists restored a 1.1-kilometre stretch of Swindale Beck near Haweswater by putting its natural bends back into … Read more

8th Pay Commission salary hike calculator: A Level 8 employee could earn up to Rs 28.89 lakh extra over 10 years if annual increment rises from 3% to 7% with 2.15 fitment factor

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8th Pay Commission salary hike calculator: A Level 8 employee could earn up to Rs 28.89 lakh extra over 10 years if annual increment rises from 3% to 7% with 2.15 fitment factor

One issue that is likely to come up again is the annual increment rate for central government employees. 8th Pay Commission news: The 8th Pay Commission is set to travel to Chennai on September 7 and 8, following its two-day stakeholders’ consultation meeting in Jaipur. During the Chennai visit, representatives of employee and pensioner organisations, … Read more

In 2007, ESA exposed 3,000 tardigrades to space vacuum and solar UV radiation in low Earth orbit; 68% revived when the microscopic animals were rehydrated |

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In 2007, ESA exposed 3,000 tardigrades to space vacuum and solar UV radiation in low Earth orbit; 68% revived when the microscopic animals were rehydrated |

In September 2007, the European Space Agency launched roughly 3,000 tardigrades into low Earth orbit aboard the Biopan-6 platform on the FOTON-M3 mission. Known as water bears, these microscopic animals were dried into a dormant state before being exposed directly to the vacuum of space, alongside doses of solar and cosmic radiation, for ten days … Read more

‘You didn’t come first’: Suriya’s powerful message to parents about ranks, pressure, and letting children be children

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‘You didn’t come first’: Suriya’s powerful message to parents about ranks, pressure, and letting children be children

For many children, school is not just about learning anymore. It can also become a place where marks, ranks, and competition decide how successful they are made to feel. From comparing grades to expecting the highest scores, the pressure to “come first” can begin at a very young age. Actor Suriya once spoke openly about … Read more