Indian Defence Review

A nearly complete skeleton of a juvenile tapir discovered in northeastern Spain is giving researchers an unprecedented glimpse into the early life of a species that roamed Europe almost four million years ago. Unearthed at the Camp dels Ninots site, the fossil is the most complete juvenile tapir skeleton ever found in Europe, offering insights into growth, de...

For thousands of years, the Euphrates River has nourished lands, fueled civilizations, and shaped the course of human history. Its waters once supported the earliest cities, farms, and trade networks of the Fertile Crescent, a cradle of civilization stretching across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Yet the river’s own origins remained a m...

At up to 2,600 meters above sea level, heavy construction is reshaping a mountain valley near Jebel al Lawz into the site of a 2.8-kilometer freshwater lake. The work is part of Trojena, NEOM’s planned mountain destination in northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Artificial intelligence is on track to consume nearly a thousand terawatt-hours of electricity annually by 2030, more than the combined usage of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria, according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). The report paints a stark picture of AI’s broader environmental...

A startling discovery has cast a new light on one of the world’s deadliest birds: cassowaries. Scientists have found that the helmet-like casques crowning these flightless giants glow electric blue-green under ultraviolet light, revealing hidden patterns invisible to the human eye. Published in Scientific Reports, this research suggests that what app...