CISCE Result 2020: ICSE & ISC results to be released tomorrow

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations will release results of ICSE & ISC Year 2020 examination on Friday, July 10, 2020 at 3 pm.Council chief executive and secretary Gerry Arathoon confirmed and said, “there won’t be any merit list.” This year the Council has prepared formula after …...Read More

Truffle farmer giving away his £30,000 luxury crop for FREE

A truffle farmer who spent a decade nurturing his prized spores is now giving away his luxury crop for free because he cannot sell to Covid-hit restaurants. Mike Collison from Stapleton, Shropshire, is handing out his costly yield to locals so it doesn't go to waste, as restaurants are still …...Read More

Human teeth evolved 400 million years ago in a 'strange armoured fish'

Human teeth 'first evolved 400 million years ago' in a bizarre armoured fish, according to new X-ray analysis of a fossil. Palaeontologists have used the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), the strongest X-ray source in the world, to 'digitally dissect' the primitive jawed fish. The teeth, belonging to the extinct …...Read More

NASA may use Venus to slingshot the first crewed Mars mission

Scientists suggest that the only way humans will get to Mars is by going to Venus. The team believes Venus's gravity could be used as a 'slingshot' to whip the spacecraft towards the Red Planet, greatly reducing time and fuel. Doing a flyby of the planet would also allow astronauts …...Read More

Foreign Office tells ALL tourists not to go on cruises due to coronavirus risk

Britons have today been urged to avoid travelling on cruise ships due to coronavirus, despite blanket advice against all non-essential foreign travel being lifted. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has today issued a statement advising holidaymakers against embarking on cruise ships, over fears of the spread of Covid-19. The …...Read More

European hamster now 'critically endangered' and one step away from extinction, experts warn

The European hamster is now 'critically endangered' and is just one step away from extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned. Once abundant across Europe and Russia, populations of the European hamster — Cricetus cricetus — have declined as a result of lowered reproduction rates. While …...Read More

Coronavirus: Filling middle plane seats may DOUBLE transmission

Flying with middle seats filled during the COVID-19 pandemic poses a larger threat to passengers than plane crashes, according to new statistical research from an MIT professor. Using publicly available statistics on social distancing and COVID-19 transmission, Arnold Barnett, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, calculated that the …...Read More

Chinese exile Guo Wengui 'probed by FBI' over media activity

The FBI is reportedly investigating an exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui over his funding of a slew of media projects in the US and his involvement with former White House adviser Steve Bannon. Sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that FBI agents have been speaking with …...Read More

Muzzle-bound starving dog escapes from China meat vendors

A dog has reportedly been rescued after its owner bound its muzzle with a plastic band and tried to sell it to market vendors for its meat. Heart-breaking footage shows the starving former pet struggling to eat food off the street with the tiny ring around its mouth after allegedly …...Read More

Man films himself dramatically quitting job over 'belittling' boss

A Salt Lake City, Utah man filmed himself dramatically quitting his job and posted the video on TikTok — where it's quickly gone viral, gathering millions of views. Maxwell Dean, 31, recorded himself bowing out of his job at a property management company in spectacular style after becoming sick of …...Read More