In 1929, Berlin’s planned birthday gift to Albert Einstein fell through; he built his own Caputh summer house, which became a meeting place for scientists, artists and thinkers |

Representative Image of Albert Einstein’s peaceful Caputh summer house surrounded by nature ( AI Generrated Image) Albert Einstein turned 50 on 14 March 1929, and Berlin planned to mark the occasion by providing him with a country house. The proposed gift fell through after difficulties over the properties offered and became the subject of public…

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‘About 100 H-1B visa holders were on Amazon’s initial team that built AWS’: Ex-employee criticises US green-card suspension for tech firms | World News

Shobhit Mathur, co-founder and vice-chancellor of Rishihood University, has defended the contribution of skilled foreign workers to the US technology industry, recalling his experience of joining Amazon on an H-1B visa when the company was still making losses. In a post on X, Mathur said he was part of the initial team that built Amazon…

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Passenger trains being run with slower freight engines as Indian Railways faces locomotives shortage; records show 80-100 cases a month causing delays of several hours

Data for September 2026 show that Indian Railways has approximately 17,900 locomotives in its fleet. (File photo of Indian Railways train) Indian Railways seems to be running short of locomotives to run its passenger trains, prompting the national transporter to make use of locos for freight trains. A shortage of locomotives meant for passenger services…

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South Africa vs Australia 1st Test Live: Australia opt to bat against South Africa in first Test since Sandpaper scandal

South Africa vs Australia 1st Test Live: South Africa take on Australia in the first Test at Kingsmead, Durban, from October 9 to 13, 2026, in a series that carries major significance for both teams as they look to strengthen their positions in the World Test Championship race. The match also marks Australia’s return to…

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Norway turned 20 tonnes of aluminium from a decommissioned oil platform into a 55-metre pedestrian bridge |

Aerial view of the bridge. Image Credit: Vegard Thorvaldsen/Statens vegvesen Norway has given old oil-industry material a very different purpose, turning 20 tonnes of aluminium recovered from the decommissioned Gyda oil platform into part of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge in Trondheim. The 55-metre Hangarbrua crosses the railway at Leangen Station and is the…

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Scientists built 10 giant chambers around a Minnesota peat bog and warmed it by up to 9°C; within 3 years, every warmed plot switched from storing carbon to releasing it

Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at…

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