September 19, 2026

August 2026

Florida’s first flesh-eating bacteria death of 2026 raises concerns during beach season as warm waters fuel infections |

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Image Credit: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr Florida health authorities have officially confirmed the state’s first fatality of 2026 linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring ‘flesh-eating bacteria’. This specific death involved a resident of Palm Beach County aged between 80-84 years. According to the BEACON(public health program based at Boston University) , these cases are…

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Ramanand Sagar’s son says Ranbir Kapoor has a lot of baggage after ‘Animal’ as he reacts to the criticism around his casting: ‘Always cast a fresh face for a character like Ram’ |

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Over the decades, the ‘Ramayana’ has been adapted multiple times for both television and cinema, but Ramanand Sagar’s late-1980s TV series continues to be regarded as one of the most beloved retellings of the epic. As Nitesh Tiwari prepares to bring the story back to the big screen with ‘Ramayana’, the film has already sparked…

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“Only children are spoiled and lonely”: What science says about the 4 most common stereotypes related to them |

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“She’s an only child, so she must be spoiled,” or “He’ll grow up lonely without siblings.” For generations, the image of the “spoiled, selfish and socially awkward” only child has been repeated in parenting conversations. But does science actually support these beliefs?Psychologists have been studying only children , and modern evidence paints a far more…

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Ancient Egyptians mummified thousands of crocodiles at Kom Ombo. Modern DNA has finally revealed where the sacred reptiles came from | World News

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For more than 2,000 years, the Temple of Kom Ombo on the banks of the Nile stood as one of ancient Egypt’s most important centres of crocodile worship. Dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god associated with the Nile, fertility and royal power, the temple attracted pilgrims who offered mummified crocodiles as sacred votive gifts. Archaeologists…

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Houston student Aiden Jo, 14, saw bulky packaging as a design problem; his origami-inspired answer reached a national science final

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Innovative Minds: Aiden Jo Bulky, single-use food and drink containers continue to take up large amounts of space in rubbish bins and landfills long after they are thrown away. Fourteen-year-old Houston student Aiden Jo saw this as an engineering challenge and came up with an origami-inspired collapsible container. His invention has earned him a place…

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Glide bombs: How these cheap weapons are giving Russia its battlefield edge back in Ukraine

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DRDO’s Gaurav glide bomb dropped from an IAF aircraft during trials. (Image credit: Ministry of Defence) The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated several innovations in modern warfare. Among the most significant innovations is the use of different types of autonomous systems performing various roles both in the air and on the ground. Another key development…

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