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Quamrul Haider

Biochar: A climate solution from the ground up

Biochar is a durable, carbon-rich substance created via pyrolysis.
28 April 2025, 07:00 AM

Does the K2-18b exoplanet really have alien life, or is it merely an illusion?

While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.
21 April 2025, 06:00 AM

Fusion energy: The holy grail of clean power

The Earth possesses virtually inexhaustible reserves of the raw materials—deuterium and tritium—essential for a fusion reactor.
10 March 2025, 07:00 AM

Kessler Syndrome: Space debris may create a future with no internet, TV, or mobile phone

The scenario in which space debris collides and creates more debris is called Kessler Syndrome, named after the NASA scientist Donald Kessler.
19 January 2025, 04:00 AM

The eye in the sky that changed our view of the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully unravelled many secrets by pushing the boundaries of astronomy and cosmology closer to the beginning of time.
4 January 2025, 06:00 AM

Ramanujan: A mathematical genius with an aura of mysticism

Discover the extraordinary life and mathematical genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
21 December 2024, 04:00 AM

'Mercury Bomb': A gift from climate change

What effects will the mercury bomb have on humans?
14 November 2024, 02:00 AM

124 years on, gender gap in Nobel Prize still persists

Clearly, the choice of who gets the Nobel Prize is heavily biased towards males.
26 October 2024, 06:00 AM

How to beat the heat? Live in adobe homes or become a troglodyte

To deal with challenging climates, people have been living in caves for thousands of years.
11 October 2023, 05:00 AM

The many tactics of climate change deniers

So what can be done to counter the cock and bull stories of this breed of climate change deniers?
23 September 2023, 03:00 AM

Los Alamos during and after the Manhattan Project

Today, Los Alamos is a quaint tight-knit community with the best education system in the state.
4 September 2023, 04:00 AM

Activists, terrorists, or vandals?

Protests by climate activists are anything but terrorism.
22 August 2023, 02:10 AM

US Congressional hearing on UFOs: Are they fact, fiction, or fantasy?

Does Grusch’s allegation of the government possessing UAPs hold water?
4 August 2023, 01:00 AM

How hot is too hot for the human body?

Why did so many people die in India this summer where the temperature was eight degrees less than that at Death Valley in the US?
28 July 2023, 13:01 PM

Is the James Webb Space Telescope delivering on its promises?

One year since the breathtaking images mesmerised us, it is time to ask: is the telescope delivering on its promises to transform our knowledge of cosmology? Is it worth the hefty price tag of $10 billion?
19 July 2023, 13:00 PM

Can we steer climate change out of overdrive?

Last week, the world witnessed the hottest day in modern history, with the global temperature average rising to a record 17.23 degrees Celsius.
10 July 2023, 15:00 PM

Answer to the origin of life on Earth may be in a distant star

The idea that life could travel through space to land on Earth once seemed outlandish.
7 July 2023, 13:00 PM

We are approaching a tectonic moment for our planet

Did we really “rise to the climate challenge?”
17 June 2023, 13:00 PM

What are atmospheric rivers?

If you think that rivers only exist on land, think again. Holding an entire river of water in the form of moisture, they also exist in the atmosphere and are known as Atmospheric Rivers (AR).
13 June 2023, 08:01 AM

Two weeks in the dysfunctional megacity of Dhaka

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.
13 May 2023, 05:04 AM

Is 'honest politician' an oxymoron?

To politicians – most of whom lack an iota of personal integrity – power is control over their citizens, patriotism is servility, and democracy is absolutism
28 April 2023, 04:10 AM

Are we headed towards the sixth mass extinction?

Surreal as it may seem, we have clearly embarked on the path to self-annihilation.
16 April 2023, 09:00 AM

No glaciers, no future

Sea level rise, flash floods, and heat waves are the direct consequences of glacier melting.
27 February 2023, 03:00 AM

COP28: Asking a fox to guard the hen house

Ironically, the UAE has appointed the CEO of one of the world’s largest oil producers to preside over COP28.
24 January 2023, 05:06 AM

Visiting the spirits of the Maya

In December 2022, my wife and I stepped back in time and walked the footsteps of those who lived in the Mayan era at Chichén Itzá and Chacchobén in Mexico, and Nim Li Punit in Belize.
13 January 2023, 15:00 PM

Science in 2022: Breakthroughs of the year

There have been some pretty amazing scientific discoveries in 2022.
29 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Nuclear fusion: A big step towards clean, limitless energy

Within the context of climate change, nuclear fusion is an attractive alternative because it does not produce greenhouse gases (GHG).
25 December 2022, 14:01 PM

What exactly is the outcome of COP27?

Has COP27 succeeded or failed? It’s not difficult to answer the question.
24 November 2022, 13:00 PM

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