LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 05: Nat Sciver-Brunt of England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt etched her name into the record books during the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final against Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground, becoming the player with the most 50-plus scores in the tournament’s history.Sciver-Brunt produced another captain’s…
In 2018, Chinese state media announced one of the most ambitious weather engineering projects ever proposed, an attempt to build a permanent airborne water corridor across the Tibetan plateau. Named Tianhe, meaning sky river, the plan aimed to use tens of thousands of fuel burning cloud seeding chambers scattered across an area roughly the size…
Mangrove forests are usually celebrated for one thing above all else, their ability to lock away planet warming carbon in their tangled roots and waterlogged soil. A new global study suggests that praise has been badly incomplete, and that these same coastal forests are quietly performing another job worth billions of dollars every year, cleaning…
Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia. Without warning, the ground itself explodes, blasting soil and chunks of ice hundreds of feet into the air and leaving behind a massive crater that can plunge more than 160 feet…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla has defended the selection process after teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his India debut, saying the board gives opportunities purely on merit.Shukla dismissed social media claims that Sooryavanshi was being unfairly overlooked and said he had always believed…
Chilling Encounter: Giant King Cobra Rescued From a School An 11-foot king cobra that became trapped inside the front bumper of a parked truck was safely rescued after a tense four-hour operation in Thailand, showing the skill and patience needed to handle one of the world’s most dangerous snakes without harming it.The incident took place…
Ellyse Perry (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Ellyse Perry equalled Alyssa Healy’s record for the most Women’s T20 World Cup final appearances after taking the field in Australia’s title clash against England at Lord’s on Sunday. Perry made her seventh appearance in a Women’s T20 World Cup final, matching Healy’s milestone and adding…
An underwater volcano erupting quietly beneath the Bismarck Sea, just north of Papua New Guinea, could soon push a brand new island above the waves. Satellites first picked up signs of trouble on May 8, 2026, when seismometers recorded a small swarm of earthquakes beneath the ocean floor, and within days, NASA’s Aqua and Terra…
Aaqib Javed, Shan Masood, Babar Azam Babar Azam is back as Pakistan’s Test captain after the Pakistan Cricket Board removed Shan Masood from the role on Sunday following a poor run of results.Masood took over from Babar in late 2023 but Pakistan won only four of their 16 Test matches under his leadership, losing 12.Explaining…
Nanobubbles cleaned up the Lincoln reflecting pool: here’s how they could be used on dying seas and lakes zThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC has become more than a landmark. It is now a real-world testing ground for nanobubbles, microscopic gas bubbles that can clean water, control algae and may eventually help restore…