Meet Rohan Naidu, the MIT astronomer who left engineering at 18; now he is helping uncover how the Universe’s earliest black holes formed

Image(s): Left/Department of Physics, MIT/Right/MoM-BH*-1 A Hyderabad-born astronomer who left engineering school at 18 and counts Test cricket among his favourite pastimes is now helping scientists look deeper into the earliest chapters of the Universe. Rohan P. Naidu, an MIT Pappalardo Fellow in Physics, is the lead author of a new Nature study that examines…

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Switzerland Glaciers: Swiss glaciers shrink as climate crisis fuels extreme heat across Europe

File photo: Switzerland’s glaciers are on course to lose an enormous amount of ice this year Switzerland’s glaciers are on course to lose an enormous amount of ice this year as the ongoing European heatwave accelerates melting, with the country expected to reach “glacier loss day” by Monday, the second-earliest date ever recordedThe milestone marks…

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Who is Mahan Maharaj? The monk-mathematician redefining the boundaries of science and spirituality

Mahan Maharaj, born Mahan Mitra, is a distinguished Indian mathematician and monk whose life bridges advanced scientific research and spiritual pursuit. A professor at TIFR, he is known for major contributions to geometry and for challenging the notion that intellectual excellence and monastic discipline must exist separately. Some lives resist easy categorisation. Mahan Maharaj belongs…

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