Before refrigeration, how did seafarers preserve food on long voyages?

Spread the love       — Prabhakar Jonnalagadda A: To preserve a food item meant to remove moisture, increase acidity and/or to use natural preservatives. Meats and fish would be hung over fires before departure as the smoke deposited antimicrobial compounds into the flesh. Then, sailors would pack meat in wooden barrels with dry salt. Fish, especially cod, was dried on wooden...

‘Cloning’ hurdle skirted to make perfect copy of quantum state

Spread the love      Quantum physics has a rule called the no-cloning theorem that prevents you from making a perfect copy of an unknown quantum state. It has shaped everything from quantum cryptography to quantum computing, and researchers have largely accepted it as an inalienable constraint. Copying data in classical computing is trivial. We routinely copy files to the cloud for backup...

Malaika Arora addresses her duck walk, reveals it helps manage lower back pain: ‘My doctor tells me…’

Malaika Arora addresses her duck walk, reveals it helps manage lower back pain: ‘My doctor tells me…’

Spread the love       3 min readNew DelhiApr 1, 2026 08:00 AM IST Malaika Arora, 52, recently laughed about her peculiar walk, candidly admitting the “duck walk” actually helps her. “How I walk? (laughs). Believe it or not, my doctor says… because I keep getting lower back problems from wearing a lot of heels and stuff like that… he tells me...

$340 bn Anthropic that wiped trillions from stock market has source code of its tool leaked

Spread the love       AI firm Anthropic suffered a significant source code leak of its Claude Code agent, exposing unreleased features like an always-on AI and a pet system. This marks the third such incident for the company, which is reportedly preparing for a massive $380 billion IPO. The leak offers a rare glimpse into the company’s development practices. $340 billion...

‘Takes Muslim votes, builds temples’: Expelled TMC leader Humayun Kabir targets Mamata Banerjee

Spread the love       Humayun Kabir (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of ignoring Muslim voters while favouring Hindus through temple construction.“Mamata Banerjee takes Muslim votes and builds temples after becoming Chief Minister three times. She builds Jagannath Dham, and in Rajarhat, she is also building a...

‘Bengaluru techie lost US job due to AI’: How interfaith couple’s final moments unfolded

Spread the love       A quiet morning in north Bengaluru’s Kothanur neighbourhood spiralled into tragedy when a 32-year-old IT engineer was found dead in his apartment. BENGALURU: A quiet morning in north Bengaluru’s Kothanur neighbourhood spiralled into tragedy when a 32-year-old IT engineer was found dead in his apartment. Within minutes of discovering his body, his wife died by suicide after...

‘I don’t fear criticism’: Arjun Tendulkar’s no-nonsense reply goes viral

Spread the love       Arjun Tendulkar (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: After two seasons with Mumbai Indians, Arjun Tendulkar – son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar – is set to turn out for a new franchise in the Indian Premier League 2026. Arjun will represent Lucknow Super Giants, led by Rishabh Pant, in IPL 2026 after being picked at his base price...

Warren Buffett on Gates Foundation donations: ‘Wish certain things hadn’t happened’

Spread the love       Warren Buffett Warren Buffett is not sorry about his donations to Bill Gates’ Gates Foundation. In what is his first public comments about Gates since the Epstein files were released, Buffet told CNBC in an interview that he sees no point talking about the entire thing till things are clear. “I think until it gets cleared up,...

Jet fuel prices more than double; brace for steep airfare hikes

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Air travellers should get ready for a major hike in airfares. Jet fuel prices have been more than doubled for April following the Iran war, dealing a deadly blow to Indian carriers. Oil PSUs early on Wednesday morning announced aviation turbine fuel (ATF) pricing for April, with the same for domestic flights increasing by about...

29 dead after Russian military transport crashes in Crimea

Spread the love       (Image/X@RT) At least 29 people were killed after a Russian An-26 military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff in Crimea.Russia’s defence ministry said the crash likely occurred due to a technical malfunction. The aircraft was on a planned flight when contact was lost at around 6 pm local time on Tuesday, according to Reuters.A search team later...

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