Anyone who has been paying attention to cosmology over the past few years is aware of problems with our best attempts to explain why the universe is the way it is.
Our standard model, Lambda-CDM (or LCDM), is one of the most successful theories in the history of science. It accounts for the cosmic microwave background, the large-scale distribution of galaxies, the abundances of light elements…
Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought
May 27, 2026
A rare crimson aurora glowing over northern Japan may be a sign that some solar storms are more powerful than scientists once believed.
Researchers studying faint red auroras observed above Japan in June 2024 found that the displays stretched far higher into Earth’s…
'Very interesting wiggles' in data from silent NASA Mars spacecraft lead to unexpected solar wind discovery
May 27, 2026
Even as NASA continues to try to restore contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after it fell silent in late 2025, scientists analyzing its data have spotted a phenomenon in Mars’ atmosphere that, until now, had only been observed around strongly magnetized planets like…
OPPO Reno 16 and the OPPO Reno 16 Pro have been launched in China. The new Reno 16 series phones come powered with MediaTek Dimensity series processors and have a 200MP primary camera sensor on the back. Here are all the details of the two new Reno phones from OPPO.
OPPO Reno 16: Price, Specifications
The Reno 16 starts at CNY 3,499 (approx Rs 49,000) for the base 12GB + 256GB version. It comes…
Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo because you can “opt out of using AI.”
“Google just isn’t Google anymore,” she said. It seems that others had the same idea.
At…
In the last few years, India’s online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and the number of cloud kitchens increasing. Meanwhile, startups working on home services, such as on-demand household staffing platforms like Urban…
Xreal, Google’s smart glasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry
May 27, 2026
The smart glasses industry has long been a tortured dream of Silicon Valley. The premise is appealing enough: What if, to enjoy the benefits of mobile computing, people didn’t have to stare at their phones all day long and could, instead, simply wear a lightweight computing device on their face? Science-fiction fans (a demographic that is strong in the tech industry) can see this vision…
Color photography has always sold itself as a faithful record of the world, but a fascinating 135-year-old process suggests that the pictures we have trusted for generations may not be quite as honest as they appear – and YouTuber Steve Mould has lifted the lid on the…
South African leader Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) was photographed more than almost any political figure of the 20th century. Yet in truth, most of his portraits look pretty similar. Beaming smile, thumbs aloft, the warm glow of a man who survived 27 years in prison without…
A retro-inspired compact camera has won another major award – but it continues to divide photographers.
Following its win at the iF Design Awards, the Fujifilm X Half – also known as the X-HF1 – impressed editors at the Camera Grand Prix 2026 with its unique concept, offering a film-camera-like shooting experience despite being a digital camera.
However, the X Half has sparked ongoing…
