Since 2020, ZephAir has provided real-time air quality data for about 75 U.S. diplomatic posts. Now, the public tool includes three-day air quality forecasts for PM2.5, a type of fine particulate matter, for all the approximately 270 U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. These tiny particles, much smaller than a grain of sand, can penetrate deep … Read more
NASA’s Terra satellite captured floating fragments of sea ice as ocean currents carried them south along Greenland’s east coast on June 4, 2024. This ice traveled from the Fram Strait, a 450-kilometer (280-mile)-wide passage between Greenland and Svalbard, to the Arctic Ocean. Along the journey, it breaks into smaller pieces and starts to melt in … Read more
Since the backers of the failed Terra blockchain launched a new digital token to compensate investors burned by one of crypto’s biggest busts, the blows have kept coming. Luna 2.0, as the coin is known, emerged out of the ashes of crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon’s ecosystem, which collapsed after the TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin at the … Read more
New Delhi: Bitcoin and other major altcoins were trading steady on Tuesday, after selloff a day earlier. The price action looked pretty tame and major crypto tokens remained rangebound. Barring the dollar-pegged stablecoins and Dogecoin, all other crypto tokens were trading higher on Tuesday. Terra topped the gainers with a 14 per cent rise, followed … Read more
New Delhi: Major cryptocurrencies continued to fall on Monday thanks to inflationary worries, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war. The pain in altcoins was even more severe. The decline began as bad news throughout last week quashed even the faintest hopes of a resolution. Russian forces pounded other major Ukrainian cities with artillery and rocket fire. … Read more
New Delhi: The cryptocurrency market staged a quick recovery on Friday as traders saw some value at lower levels. Hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spooked the traders a day before. The central bank will raise interest rates more than four times this year. Barring the US dollar-pegged Tether, Dogecoin and Terra, … Read more
New Delhi: Crypto prices remained sluggish on Wednesday as Fed’s hawkish stance and economic woes continued to spook crypto investors. Barring Bitcoin, Terra and Solana, all other seven out of top-10 digital tokens were trading lower during the early trade. Cardano dropped 6 per cent, thanks to the profit booking in the counter. Bitcoin was … Read more
New Delhi: The cryptocurrency market extended its gains on Wednesday as the appetite for riskier assets increased among investors. Bargain buys at lower levels has brought up a significant rally in digital tokens. Barring the dollar-pegged Tether, all other nine out of the top 10 digital tokens were trading higher at 8.30 am IST. Avalanche … Read more
New Delhi: The cryptocurrency cart inched higher on Thursday even as investors sold the largest digital token, Bitcoin. Investors, meanwhile, remained cautious ahead of the key economic data. Barring Bitcoin and Polkadot, all other eight out of the top 10 digital tokens were trading higher at 9.30 IST. Terra zoomed 11 per cent while Binance … Read more