A failed chemistry exam and a Nobel Prize for DNA repair: What Tomas Lindahl’s story gets right about talent

When Tomas Lindahl was failed in Chemistry in school. Image credit: Getty images Great scientific careers rarely follow straight lines. They are shaped not only by talent and persistence, but also by institutions—and by the people who operate them. Tomas Robert Lindahl’s story begins with an uncomfortable reminder of that reality: failure.“I had a teacher…

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Brazil Bungee Jumping Incident: ‘I spoke to her’: Nurse tried saving woman in Brazil who was thrown 130 feet in bunjee jumping without safety cord

A nurse who rushed to help Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas after she fell 130 feet from a bridge without a bungee cord says the 21-year-old was still alive when she reached her on the ground.“I saw that she was breathing heavily, and I looked at her pupils, which unfortunately were both dilated, and felt…

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BPCL Q4 profit flat, FY26 net soars 75%

NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) reported a flat net profit in Q4FY26 after taking an impairment loss of Rs 4,349 crore on its upstream assets. It’s net profit in Q4 was Rs 3,191.5 crore compared with Rs 3,214.1 crore in the year-ago period. For FY26, its net profit soared 75% YoY to Rs…

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‘Jumped from 1st floor to escape’: 2 arrested in Coimbatore child rape-murder case | Chennai News

Police arrested two suspects, Karthik (L) and Mohan (R) COIMBATORE: A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and murdered by her neighbour in Coimbatore on Thursday night, triggering protests and widespread condemnation on Saturday as the news spread.The child had gone missing around 5pm on Thursday while playing outside her house at Pallapalayam, where the family…

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer to release on ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Anniversary? |

Buzz about the highly anticipated ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer has only increased after word began doing the rounds of a possible launch on a very special day – April 26, which marks the 7th anniversary of ‘Avengers: Endgame’.Online chatter is intensifying around the possibility that ‘Doomsday’ could see its first official trailer released on or around…

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