Representative Image (Canva) The human brain is one of the first organs to break down after death, making the discovery of preserved brains at archaeological sites particularly puzzling. Yet thousands of ancient human brains have survived long after other soft tissues disappeared, sometimes remaining as the only preserved soft tissue in otherwise skeletonised remains. New…

Campbell and Margaret moved to Canna in 1938 after spending three years living on Barra. John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw had already spent years recording Gaelic songs, stories and traditions when they made the remote Isle of Canna their home in 1938. The Scottish folklorists continued that work from the island for more…

Hydrogen is being used because it is considered the cleanest fuel available today. India’s first hydrogen-powered train, flagged off last month by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is achieving new milestones every day. According to the latest information from Indian Railways, the hydrogen train, which is also the world’s most powerful, has clocked around 6,000 kilometers…

Image credit: 2015 Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka (via Ars Technica) GPS has become essential for navigation. But there is one major limitation: GPS signals cannot travel through water, rocks or deep underground spaces. To address the problem, scientists in Japan are now testing an alternative navigation system that uses particles from cosmic rays instead of satellites….

In what can be called as the biggest divorce trial in New Jersey history, John Overdeck is fighting to protect his full ownership in Two Sigma Investments from a massive multibillion-dollar claim by his wife, Laura Overdeck. At the heart of the courtroom confrontation is Laura Overdeck’s bid to secure a 35% equity stake in…

​The firms are sharply increasing internship pay as they compete for a limited pool of engineers with strong mathematical, coding and problem-solving skills. High-frequency trading (HFT) firms in India are offering record compensation to interns as they compete for quantitative talent amid tighter derivatives regulations and slowing activity in the country’s equity markets.Gurgaon-based Quadeye is…

The agreement was signed by HAL’s director Ajay Kumar Shrivastava & Olivier Savin, director, Safhal Helicopter Engines and executive vice-president at Safran Helicopter Engines BENGALURU: Defence PSU HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed the final contract with their joint venture, Safhal Helicopter Engines Pvt Ltd, to design and develop a new high-power helicopter engine…