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In 2007, satellite images, radar, and ground surveys revealed Angkor as the world’s largest preindustrial settlement complexIn 2007, a dedicated archaeological team successfully mapped Angkor, employing cutting-edge technology and techniques. Their discoveries il...
- In 2024, researchers used Cold War spy-satellite images to identify a possible site of a pivotal seventh-century battle in Iraq
Archaeologists from Durham University used Cold War-era American spy satellite images to locate the site of the battle. This battle, fought...
In 2005, a programmer spotted strange rectangles on Google Earth; ceramic shards proved they marked a buried Roman villa in ItalyA programmer found a Roman villa by examining satellite maps of his hometown. He noticed unusual patterns which led to a significant archae...
They asked Claude to build missiles, anti-torpedo, and smallpox bioweapons: Anthropic uncovers AI's darkest misuse cases, including a live missile testAnthropic AI misuse report: Anthropic has revealed some of the most concerning ways users have attempted to misuse its AI model Claude, inc...
Tech companies look to Argentina's windswept Patagonia to build massive data centersAs tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center campaigns, projects...
In 1997, US Army began Maryland's oyster restoration partnership in Chesapeake Bay. 24 years later, about 600 acres of new oyster bars had been created across MarylandMaryland partnership formally began with the project cooperation agreement executed in February 1997. Restoration sites eventually included...
Wall street bets on shielding Indian real estate from climate disasterClimate resilience is emerging as a new measure of value in India's realty market. Investors are pouring money into infrastructure to prote...
No bells, no colourful glass windows: Why this 160-year-old Karnataka church almost disappears underwater every monsoonKarnataka’s Shettihalli Rosary Church is a hauntingly beautiful ruin, situated a few kms from Bengaluru, that reflects a tale of history an...
In 1913, lead turned Picher, Oklahoma, from farmland into a town of about 14,000; by 2010, only 20 residents remained, and chat piles covered parts of Ottawa CountyPicher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma, transformed into a mining hub after the lead and zinc discovery in 1913. However, this rapid gr...
Spanish explorer who became the first European to cross the Mississippi River brought 13 pigs from Cuba to Tampa Bay in 1539. Three years later, his herd had grown to 700, and its spread helped turn America into a pork-producing giantHernando de Soto's arrival in Florida in 1539 marked the beginning of a revolution in agriculture as he brought along thirteen pigs. These ...
A 440-year-old coin was found under a church. It helped solve the mystery of a colony that vanishedArchaeologists found a 1584 silver coin at a failed Spanish colony in Chile. This founding coin was placed exactly where historical records...
In 1986, a biologist with a severe stutter persuaded Belize to create the world's first jaguar preserve, then he envisioned a 5,000-mile wildlife corridorAlan Rabinowitz transformed his struggle with a severe stutter into a powerful voice for conservation. Inspired by his childhood bond with ...
This 19th-century Russian town 420 kilometers north of Moscow was submerged underwater by a massive Soviet reservoirAmid the reservoir development in the 1940s, the remote Russian city of Vesyegonsk grappled with significant flooding, with two-thirds of i...
In 1905, a 13-year-old boy crawled through a tiny opening in Tennessee and discovered America’s largest underground lakeIn 1905, 13-year-old Ben Sands crawled through a narrow passage inside Tennessee’s Craighead Caverns and discovered a vast underground lake...
Staycations and Coolcations are the new ways to holidayAs climate change transforms travel habits, traditional summer getaways are shifting significantly. Countries like Norway and Scotland are ...
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...
It was built for 30 days. It survived 1,004: How a 4-pound helicopter became one of NASA's greatest success storiesNASA's Ingenuity helicopter surpassed expectations, operating for over a thousand days instead of the initially planned thirty. Completing ...
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...
How Goodwind Moto Tours is taking India's motorcycle tourism globalThree former corporate executives transformed their passion for motorcycling into Goodwind Moto Tours, a premium experiential travel compan...
- Pakistan signs pact with Google to promote tourist sites
Pakistani authorities and Google have signed an agreement to use Google Maps to promote historical and tourist sites across the country.