A school-led project helped bring back a lost kelp forest; 15,000 students and 250 divers later became part of the restoration effort |

A diver in a kelp forest off the coast of California. Image Credit: Ed Bierman/Wikipedia A school-led restoration project in Orange County, California, has helped bring back kelp forests while turning thousands of students into active participants in marine conservation. Since 2009, the organisation ‘Get Inspired’ has involved schools and volunteer scuba divers in efforts…

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Amit Kumar’s ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain’ remains an evergreen favourite nearly 50 years after ‘Balika Badhu’, here’s why the R.D. Burman and Anand Bakshi classic is timeless |

Amit Kumar, son of legendary playback singer Kishore Kumar, made a mark with his distinctive voice and went on to establish himself as a singer in his own right. Among his most memorable songs is the romantic classic ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain’, which continues to find an audience nearly five decades after its release.Kishore Kumar…

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Kathrine Switzer: In 1967, a woman dared to run the Boston Marathon when women were barred, officials tried to pull her out mid-race

Photo via Katherineswitzer.com Some photographs transport us to other places, or rather moments back in time.One such photo is of a scene: A man mid-hunch, with a big grin, grabbing at a runner’s bib number while other runners scatter around them in shock. It looks planned, posed, theatrical, the kind of image you’d expect from…

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In 1958, New Zealand built a power station over a volcanic field; it became the world’s first to generate electricity from geothermal flash steam | World News

Wairākei geothermal field in July 1978. Image Credit: Engineering New Zealand Wairākei Power Station in New Zealand changed the way geothermal heat could be turned into electricity when it was commissioned in 1958. Built beside the Waikato River, north of Taupō, the station drew on hot underground water beneath an active volcanic zone. Instead of…

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In 2019, scientists shook earthworms to study their movements and found strange waves at half the frequency, winning a strange science prize |

In an experiment, scientists shook living earthworms at high frequencies to see how their flexible bodies responded to vibration. What they found was unexpected: the worms developed waves that oscillated at half the frequency of the force driving them. According to the 2019 study published in Nature, titled ‘Excitation of Faraday-like body waves in vibrated…

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Sandra Bullock tells Jennifer Aniston about early career struggles; recalls exiting auditions after ‘perverts asked me to drop my pants’ |

Sandra Bullock is an Oscar winner and a Hollywood A-lister. However, there was a time when she also found herself struggling to land roles. In her latest chat with Jennifer Aniston, the actress, who will be seen in ‘Practical Magic 2’, opened up about the challenges she faced early in her acting career, and also…

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Kareena Kapoor Khan just made the ’90s-favourite leheriya saree cool again with a hidden ‘Zubeidaa’ throwback

The saree moment became even more interesting when Kareena posted a throwback featuring her sister, Karisma Kapoor. On September 11, Kareena shared a collage on her Instagram Stories showing her recent leheriya look alongside Karisma wearing a similar style in Zubeidaa. She also added the song “Main Albeli” from the film to the Story. “Well,…

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