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For someone who wished to build an engine for everyone, August turned out to be an auspicious month. On August 10, 1893, Rudolf Diesel's prime model was powered on its own for the first time. Five years later, on August 9, 1898, Diesel obtained a U.S. patent titled "Internal-combustion engine". Join A.S.Ganesh as he tries to explain what fuelled Diesel's desire...

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) has created one of the most remarkable biological phenomena ever recorded: a super-colony stretching around 6,000 kilometres along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), these ants, which originated in South America, have formed the largest known cooperative unit in the animal kingdom.

Once valued for feeding livestock and holding soil in place, reed canarygrass is now one of the plants conservationists struggle to remove from North American wetlands. Reed canarygrass, a tall perennial known scientifically as Phalaris arundinacea, can spread through underground stems called rhizomes, producing dense stands that leave little room for other plants.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider a law that since 1996 has protected tech companies from lawsuits related to content posted on their platforms. The nine justices will examine a case related to the November 2015 attacks in Paris and their ruling, expected by June 30, could have...