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Earthquake in Japan damages historic Kumamoto Castle as powerful 7.1-magnitude tremor strikes KyushuJapan earthquake 2026: A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, damaging Kumamoto Castle. The quake injured dozens and disrupted...- In 781, a Maya scientist signed a mathematical formula—1,200 years later, archaeologists finally learned his nameSak Tahn Waax, a Maya mathematician-astronomer, authored a complex formula in AD 781. This inscription tracked celestial movements and Maya...
- Shot-putter Sharmila Dhankar's historic gold leads India's ten-medal haul at CWG 2026India achieved its best Commonwealth Games 2026 performance collecting ten medals. Sharmila Dhankar secured historic gold in women's shot p...
- Tejas Shirse battles stress fracture to make historic Commonwealth Games finalTejas Shirse became the first Indian to reach the men's 110m hurdles final. He sustained a stress fracture during his warm-up before the me...
- Everyone's suddenly a Homer expert after watching Nolan's The OdysseyAs Nolan's epic dominates conversations, armchair historians are turning every screening into a Greek literature seminar.
- In the 18th and 19th centuries, slave ships sank near Bahamas; researchers found their trail revealing the darkest chapters of human historyFourteen wrecked slavers' ships were identified in the Bahamas. These vessels transported enslaved Africans during the 18th and 19th centur...
- Why Europe's wildfires have spiralled into a historic disasterRecord heat and prolonged drought have triggered some of Europe's worst wildfires in decades, forcing over 300,000 evacuations across Franc...
- Nearly 190 years after the Battle of the Alamo, archaeologists unearthed cannonballs from both armies, revealing rare physical evidence of the historic 1836 siege and its final exchange of fireArchaeologists just made an incredible discovery at the Alamo. For the first time, they found two intact cannonballs from the famous 1836 b...
- In the 1600s, a Native American clay pot was buried at a Spanish mission in Florida. Around 400 years later, archaeologists were stunned to find it intactArchaeologists in Florida have uncovered a rare, fully intact 400-year-old clay pot believed to have been crafted by the Potano Indigenous ...
- In 1729, a free Black man named Boston was laid to rest. Nearly 300 years later, history found him againBoston free Black man gravestone: A nearly 300-year-old gravestone rediscovered in Boston has revealed the story of Boston, a formerly ensl...
- In 1518, hundreds of people in France danced uncontrollably for weeks until they collapsed; historians still cannot solve this mysteryIn the summer of 1518, hundreds of people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably for days and even weeks, with some reportedly dying from exha...
- In 1943, US built an entire city, and it didn't exist on a single mapOak Ridge, Tennessee, was a secret city of 75,000 people during World War II. This hidden community was established for the Manhattan Proje...
- Memory frenzy fuels CXMT's historic debutCXMT Corp's Shanghai debut is anticipated to be historic after a near-record IPO. The company is poised to become China's largest listed fi...
- In 1776, a rare declaration was created by America. Britain quietly preserved it. Nearly 250 years later, it was found by accidentFor Americans the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the discovery carries particular symbolic value. It reminds us that...
- 10,000 snakes, overgrown shrubs, damaged interiors: US couple transforms 196-year-old abandoned house into a dream family homeA US couple purchased an abandoned 1830s stone home in Pennsylvania in 2020. They discovered the property was infested with thousands of sn...
- Hindu outfit's plan to install Shiva Lingam near Adina Mosque, rekindles mandir-masjid debate in West BengalA Hindu group plans to install a Shiva Lingam near the Adina Mosque in Malda. This action reignites claims that the mosque stands on temple...
- With Swords, Axes & Shields, Fighters go head-to-head-Medieval StyleAt Denmark's Spottrup Castle, armour-clad fighters from 30 countries are battling it out with blunted swords and axes at the medieval comba...
- France witnesses over 5,700 deaths during its June heatwaveFrance's recent heatwave has resulted in a staggering excess of five thousand seven hundred deaths, according to public health officials' r...
- Everyday mysteries solved: Why do clocks run clockwise and not anti-clockwise? The surprising reason goes back 5,000 yearsHave you ever wondered why clocks always move clockwise instead of anti-clockwise? The answer has nothing to do with physics and everything...
- For 40 years, a Sicilian immigrant dug an underground California world, carving 65 rooms, tunnels, and fruit gardens beneath FresnoBaldassare Forestiere built an underground complex in Fresno to escape summer heat. He dug approximately sixty-five rooms and gardens by ha...
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