Mount Everest has survived avalanches, blizzards, earthquakes and generations of ambitious humans determined to stand on top of the world. But apparently, the latest threat is something considerably less majestic: pee. A new study has found that human activity at Everest Base Camp—including thousands of litres of urine discharged directly onto the Khumbu Glacier—is contributing to local ice loss. The researchers…

A Stomach-Churning Start The internet has apparently discovered a revolutionary new Indian cooking technique: making rotis on your stomach. There is just one small problem—the chef, the kitchen and the entire culinary performance exist only inside an AI-generated video. The bizarre clip, which showed a man apparently preparing rotis on his bare stomach while sitting amid rubbish, went viral and…

From Back Pain to Back Gain The world of entrepreneurship has officially reached a point where even an itch can become a business opportunity. In Shenzhen, China, 32-year-old entrepreneur Zhang Xiaoqiao has turned one of humanity’s oldest and most frustrating problems—an unreachable itch—into a professional service. His company, Suma, reportedly charges customers around 300 yuan, or approximately ₹4,200, for an…

Introduction: The Office Has Finally Become the New Outdoors For years, employees around the world entered offices to escape the heat, pollution and harsh sunlight outside. But apparently, corporate life has reached such an advanced stage that the office itself is now being treated like a dangerous tropical destination. In China, some office workers are reportedly fighting what has been…

SARATOV, RUSSIA: The machines have finally discovered something humans have understood for generations: if you push someone, there is a possibility that they might push back. A humanoid robot at a Russian electronics store has gone viral after a customer reportedly pushed it, prompting the machine to respond with movements that appeared to include a kick. The incident has now sent…

When Fashion Finally Outsmarted Surveillance Artificial intelligence has spent years learning to recognize humans—faces, bodies, gestures, shopping habits and, apparently, the suspicious way someone walks past a CCTV camera while carrying a samosa. But now, one Berlin artist has discovered a potentially embarrassing weakness in the machine: fashion that is simply too confusing to process. German artist and technologist Simon Weckert…

There was a time when paneer was the one thing Indians could trust without conducting a forensic investigation. You ordered shahi paneer, you got paneer. You bought a packet from the neighbourhood shop, you assumed it had something to do with milk. You saw a white cube floating confidently in gravy and accepted its identity without asking for its Aadhaar…

One World, One Humanity, One Very Long Conversation NEW YORK — Mohan Bhagwat has taken the idea of religious unity to New York, where he delivered a message that sounds simple enough to fit on a motivational poster: religions may be different, but humanity is one. Speaking at the “One World, One Humanity” faith leaders’ conference, the RSS chief spoke…

When Politics Started Smelling Like Vanilla American celebrity politics has officially entered its fragrance era. The latest episode features billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, pop star Billie Eilish and Grok, an artificial-intelligence chatbot apparently being asked to perform the digital equivalent of opening a bottle of perfume and throwing it across a room. According to reports, Musk reacted to Eilish promoting…

When a Road Decides to Go Underground Dahanu, Maharashtra: In what could be described as an ambitious experiment in vertical infrastructure, a newly constructed road in Palghar’s Dahanu has reportedly developed a crater more than 10 feet deep just three months after completion. The road, constructed at a reported cost of ₹18 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, was…