Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Athletes, scientists, engineers and explorers continue to establish new benchmarks in many fields.
Extreme pressure, darkness and difficult access make deep-ocean exploration one of science’s major challenges.
Scientific explanations are refined when new observations and stronger evidence become available.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Earth’s surface, atmosphere and ecosystems are continuously changing through natural and human-driven processes.
Ingredients, climate, migration and local traditions all influence the foods associated with different places.
Cities shaped by mountains, rivers, coastlines or multiple cultural regions often develop distinctive identities.
Elephants live in social groups and use vocalisations, touch and body movements to communicate.
Long-distance trade carried not only goods but also languages, technologies, ideas and cultural traditions.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Athletes, scientists, engineers and explorers continue to establish new benchmarks in many fields.
Extreme pressure, darkness and difficult access make deep-ocean exploration one of science’s major challenges.
Scientific explanations are refined when new observations and stronger evidence become available.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Earth’s surface, atmosphere and ecosystems are continuously changing through natural and human-driven processes.
Ingredients, climate, migration and local traditions all influence the foods associated with different places.
Cities shaped by mountains, rivers, coastlines or multiple cultural regions often develop distinctive identities.
Elephants live in social groups and use vocalisations, touch and body movements to communicate.
Long-distance trade carried not only goods but also languages, technologies, ideas and cultural traditions.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
Latest information is being followed through current published reports. Readers should open the original report for full context.
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Profiles and stories of people achieving, creating and making a difference across business, technology, education, sports, entertainment, culture, science and other fields.
Bhramar Mukherjee Wins Yale’s 2026 Hecht Award: Can AI Help India’s Frontline Health Workers Screen for Anaemia? A research collaboration between Yale University and an Indian nonprofit is exploring whether smartphone images and artificial intelligence can help community health workers identify maternal anaemia earlier. The…
Ram M. Pendyala: Indian-Origin Transportation Expert Honoured for Three Decades of Service in the United States An Indian-born engineering graduate who went on to become a prominent figure in American transportation research is receiving one of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) distinguished honours. Ram M.…
Suresh Venkatasubramanian: The Indian-American Computer Scientist Asking Who AI Really Works For From IIT Kanpur and Stanford to the White House and Brown University, Suresh Venkatasubramanian has spent his career examining what happens when algorithms make decisions about real people. His work on algorithmic fairness…
Aniket Bera: Indian-Origin Purdue Researcher Demonstrates an AI Drone That Follows People Through Forests Without GPS A short demonstration from Purdue University has drawn attention to a difficult problem in autonomous robotics: how can a drone navigate unfamiliar terrain and track a moving person when…
Between India and Germany: How Sheena Kalayil Is Rewriting Migration Narratives Longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, The Others revisits the fall of the Berlin Wall through the lives of an Indian medical student, a Mozambican factory worker and an East German mechanic.…
Reema Nanavaty: How Women’s Livelihoods Became a Global Development Story From women-owned cooperatives in India to international discussions on economic security, SEWA director Reema Nanavaty’s 2026 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award highlights a development model built around workers’ collective power, ownership and access to markets. Reema…
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Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: The South African Jurist of Indian Tamil Heritage Who Took the Fight for Justice Global Born into an Indian Tamil family under apartheid in South Africa, Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has spent decades challenging discrimination and strengthening international justice.…
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