The runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114. The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on …
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Saurabh Duggal BBC Punjabi Pardeep Sharma/BBC BBC Punjabi met Singh in June at his ancestral home in Beas Pind village in Punjab state Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car in India at the age of 114. Police say Singh was crossing a road in the …
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Inaccessible Island, located in the Tristan Archipelago, is home to a rare and enigmatic species—the Inaccessible Island rail (Atlantisia rogersi). This unique bird is the world’s smallest extant flightless bird, with an adult size of just 5-6 inches and weighing only 34-49 grams. Recent research has uncovered the mystery of how this bird species arrived on the island, shedding light …
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Panasonic opened its second battery plant in the U.S. on Monday. It’s located in De Soto, Kansas. Tesla is Panasonic’s largest customer, and local production will help protect the batteries from tariffs and global trade tensions. The 2170 cylindrical cells made in De Soto will have more energy capacity, the company claims. Tesla battery supplier Panasonic Energy on Monday inaugurated …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged its first exoplanet, TWA 7b, revolutionizing exoplanet discovery. 🪐 TWA 7b, a planet with a mass similar to Saturn, is located about 100 light-years from Earth, offering insights into planetary formation. 🌟 Webb’s advanced infrared capabilities and coronagraph technology enable it to overcome challenges in direct imaging of …
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In a world where towering waterfalls like Niagara Falls and Angel Falls capture our imagination, there is one waterfall so vast, yet hidden, that it dwarfs all others. Found beneath the cold waters of the Arctic, the Denmark Strait cataract, Earth’s largest waterfall, is a natural wonder that no human eye has ever seen in its full, mighty descent. Stretching …
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As a crescent moon sank into the forest, I looked high above the cabin behind me to see just how dark it was getting. Staring back at me was the Beehive Cluster, a swarm of stars that’s a surefire sign of dark skies. From here, a west-facing deck deep in the woods of southern New Brunswick, Canada, there was nothing …
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