Wall Street traded mixed on Wednesday as another stronger-than-expected inflation report weighed on investor sentiment while a rebound in technology stocks helped limit losses, AP reported.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 per cent in early trade, remaining close to the record high touched earlier this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 235 points, or 0.5…
A discovery at an unfinished Pompeii construction site reveals Roman concrete’s resilience wasn’t a lost secret but a result of hot mixing. Image Credits: An unfinished Pompeian construction site reveals ancient Roman building technology Fig 1 The resilience of Roman concrete has been considered one of those miracles lost from history for decades. Whereas most…
Construction at Oregon State University in 2016 unearthed fossilized mammoth remains, revealing a significant Ice Age paleontological site. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Many years before the noise of thousands of screaming spectators became a common occurrence every Saturday afternoon, there was another story waiting to be unearthed at the site of Oregon State University. In…
Archaeologists excavating for the Sizewell C nuclear facility in Suffolk unearthed a lead-encased parcel containing 321 silver coins minted between 1036 and 1044. Image Credits: Facebook/ Suffolk County Council Before the giant cranes and machinery required for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear facility ever reached Suffolk’s shore, there existed an age-old enigma that…
Mumbai: A Redbird Aviation training aircraft was involved in an incident near Baramati airport in Maharashtra on Tuesday during a solo training sortie, though the cadet pilot escaped unhurt, the flying training organisation said.The aircraft, a Tecnam P2008JC bearing registration VT-RFY, was involved in the occurrence at Gojubavi in the vicinity of Baramati airport at…
A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid known as 2026 JH2 is set to make an unusually close flyby of Earth on May 18, according to orbital data tracked by NASA and astronomers monitoring near-Earth objects. The asteroid, estimated to be roughly the size of a school bus, was only detected days before its close approach, making…
Equity benchmarks ended slightly higher on Wednesday after four straight sessions of losses, with buying in metal, energy and FMCG counters helping markets recover from sharp intra-day swings.The BSE Sensex settled 49.74 points, or 0.07 per cent, higher at 74,608.98, while the NSE Nifty50 gained 33.05 points, or 0.14 per cent, to close at 23,412.60.Markets…
US wholesale inflation accelerated sharply in April, with producer prices recording their biggest annual increase since December 2022 as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy costs and added pressure on companies to raise prices for consumers, AP reported.The US Labor Department said on Wednesday that its producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation before…
Seven human burials were found, but further analysis is needed to find their exact date. Image Credit: National Highways/AMS Although most people think of the expansion of highways in terms of cones in orange and morning commutes, an upcoming initiative in Nottinghamshire has shown that the soil under our feet can actually be an entire…
NEW DELHI: Indian hockey icon PR Sreejesh has publicly questioned Hockey India over its continued preference for foreign coaches after revealing that his stint as coach of the junior men’s side has come to an abrupt end.In a strongly-worded social media post, Sreejesh claimed he was removed despite guiding the team to success in every…
