Quote of the Day by Yuval Noah Harari: 'You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana…'- Inspiring life lessons on human belief, critical thinking, and questioning assumptions by the historian, and best-selling author of 'Sapiens' and 'Homo Deus'.Yuval Noah Harari highlights human imagination's power to create abstract beliefs. This capacity allows for societal organization around sh...
14 Jul, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Scientists reexamined a 100,000-year-old human skull and found the victim had likely been stabbed in the face with a stone toolA 100,000-year-old skull from Qafzeh Cave shows a healed jaw cut. Researchers used advanced technology to analyze the ancient bone. This in...
14 Jul, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Psychology of yawning: Psychology says the person who yawns right after you do isn't just tired; a 2011 study found contagious yawning is tied to empathy, and you catch it most from the people you're closest toA study suggests contagious yawning reflects emotional closeness between people. Researchers observed that people are more likely to catch ...
10 Jul, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Who are Denisovans, or 'Dragon Man', whose face has finally been discovered after 400,000 years with the help of dental plaqueScientists have linked Denisovan DNA to the "Dragon Man" skull, giving ancient relatives a physical form. Fossils found across Asia suggest...
10 Jul, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Carl Linnaeus: 'If you do not know the names of things, the knowledge of them is lost, too...' - What's in a name? Inspiring lessons on knowledge, curiosity, science, and why naming the world is the first step to understanding it by the "Father of Modern Taxonomy" himselfCarl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, emphasized that knowing the names of things is crucial for understanding and preserving knowl...
06 Jul, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
A cave in Israel reveals a forgotten society that lived 400,000 years ago and buried its deadA remarkable prehistoric cave, sealed for 400,000 years, has been unearthed in northern Israel. Archaeologists discovered ancient tools and...
01 Jul, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Discovery of 16 human bones changed the course of history. How they survived 40,000 years ago and did climate change made them extinct?A remarkable discovery of 16 bones in Germany's Neander Valley in 1856 challenged prevailing scientific beliefs about human origins. Initia...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more eventsOn This Day in History, June 7, the world witnessed several landmark events that shaped politics, warfare, sports and social change. The da...
06 Jun, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Why do humans take so long to grow up compared to other animals and how brain evolution reshaped human development and survival today?Humans take nearly 18 to 25 years to reach full maturity, far longer than most mammals. This slow human growth is driven by brain evolution...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.40 AM IST
Could these 8 philosophical perspectives completely change the way we understand human nature and what it means to be human?More than 8 major philosophical perspectives, from Homo sapiens to Homo viator, have attempted to explain human nature, human identity, and...
04 Jun, 2026, 02.31 AM IST
A single jawbone from Taiwan just changed what scientists knew about DenisovansA mysterious ancient jawbone found in Taiwan has been identified as a Denisovan man. This discovery rewrites our understanding of these ear...
29 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Scientists found ancient logs locked together, and it changed the story of early humansIn Zambia, ancient interlocked logs, dating back 476,000 years, have been unearthed, predating Homo sapiens. This remarkable discovery at K...
29 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
In 2000, a man walking his dog in Norfolk beaches found a strange stone tool that rewrote what scientists knew about Britain’s ancient historyA chance beach discovery in Norfolk, UK, has rewritten early human history in northern Europe. A worked flint tool, found in 2000, revealed...
23 May, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
They survived ice ages and hunted mammoths; so why did the Neanderthals suddenly disappear? Now a physicist blames something in the skyScientists explore the mystery of Neanderthal extinction. A new theory links their disappearance to the Laschamp event. This event weakened...
23 Jun, 2025, 03.46 AM IST
Israeli insurance software maker Sapiens explores saleSapiens is working with investment bank William Blair to gauge interest from potential buyers that could include private equity firms, the ...
06 Apr, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Ancient bones in German cave challenge timeline of Homo sapiens' arrival in EuropeBone fragments discovered in Ilsenhohle cave in central Germany have rewritten the early history of Homo sapiens in Europe. The findings, d...
01 Feb, 2024, 03.22 PM IST
Apollo offers clinical genomics across centres in IndiaFacilitated by Sapien Biosciences – a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals, the service will be available across all centres of Apollo Hospitals ...
24 Jul, 2014, 05.58 PM IST