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Nepal's devastating flash floods have killed at least 157 people and left more than 400 missing, while scientists warn an upstream blockage could trigger another surge., Asia, Times Now

Scientists speculate that rising temperatures related to climate change might have played a role in this collapse, Asia, Times Now

Scientists suspect an ice-rock avalanche in Lende Khola triggered Nepal's deadly Rasuwa flood. The probe now centres on whether an upstream blockage could unleash a second surge.

There are no indigenous mammals on Antarctica, no indigenous reptiles and only a single insect that can be called native to this continent. The creature is known as the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica.

While a desk covered in books, papers and unfinished notes may be seen as a sign of an untidy mind, the great scientist Albert Einstein had a different view of this assumption. In particular, he asked, "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?" This statement suggests that the state of a person's workspace does not always reflect their cognitive abilities.

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.

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has shared advice for engineers, scientists, and doctors aspiring to become entrepreneurs, saying that learning sales and facing rejection are essential steps toward building successful businesses.

Modern humans already carry small amounts of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, evidence that our ancestors interbred with other human groups tens of thousands of years ago. Both lineages are known from ancient remains, including fossils from which scientists have successfully recovered DNA.

An active volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat may be hiding a valuable metal-rich reservoir several kilometres beneath the surface. Scientists studying 'Soufriere Hills Volcano' have found evidence of a fluid-filled zone at roughly 2-3 kilometres depth that could contain a salty liquid carrying important metals.