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Earlier this year, Michigan researchers analyzed lake sturgeon records spanning decades. 300 years later, their findings point to fish still living around the Great lakes for nearly 3 centuriesNew research from Michigan researchers suggests that lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes may live far longer than previously believed. The stu...
In 1991, a Norwegian geologist found one ancient polar bear bone. 34 years later, 6,000 bones revealed a 75,000-year-old Arctic communityA polar bear rib led to the discovery of an ancient Arctic animal community. Researchers examined over six thousand bone fragments using DN...
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 ...
How beavers helped a struggling England farm secure a £1 million deal and spark a multimillion-pound revivalA Lincolnshire rewilding project aims to prove nature restoration's profitability. Beavers will be reintroduced to a 1,525-acre farm, trans...
Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi resetFor decades, China has used the powerful symbolism of food during landmark official events and when receiving distinguished foreign visitor...
Scientists discover ancient Antarctic fish fossil with a perfectly preserved skullA remarkable fish fossil from Antarctica offers a clear view of early evolution. Koharalepis jarviki, a 380-million-year-old specimen, reve...
Rare 4.5-million-year-old freshwater fish fossils found in Dehradun’s Shivalik foothills, a region previously known only for land animalsPaleontologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Shivalik foothills near Dehradun — the first-ever aquatic life fossils in a reg...
Freshwater influx endangers India’s only meteor lake 'Lonar' and ancient temples in MaharashtraIndia's unique Lonar lake, a basaltic meteor crater, faces an environmental crisis due to an unprecedented influx of freshwater. Rising wat...
Anand Mahindra gushes about an ‘almost unreal’ lake in Manipur in viral postIndustrialist Anand Mahindra recently highlighted Loktak Lake in Manipur, a unique freshwater body known for its floating phumdis. These fo...
It’s not the melting ice that’s raising the seas; it’s now Earth’s drying continents, study warnsEarth's continents are drying, causing sea levels to rise faster than melting ice. Satellite data shows dry areas expanding rapidly. Ground...
One river, two countries: The Indus once fed civilisations. Now it can barely feed its deltaFor thousands of years, the Indus shaped civilisations and inspired poetry. Today, its delta is shrinking, mangroves dying, and sacred fish...
Sturgeon Moon to compete with Perseids Meteor Shower: Date and time to watch August full moonSkywatchers are bracing for a breathtaking night sky spectacle this August, as two major celestial events converge: the August Full Moon, w...
Living dinosaur caught in Canada? 120-year-old sturgeon stuns anglers in BC riverA fishing charter in British Columbia's Fraser River successfully caught and released a massive white sturgeon, nicknamed "Ghost," estimate...
Is that wood? No, it's one of the most deadly predators hiding. Video of Indian crocodile goes viralA viral video showcasing a Gharial, a unique crocodile species native to India, has captivated the internet, drawing attention to its disti...
'King of Lake Ohrid': The fight to save a Balkan troutThe Lin Hatchery in Pogradec, Albania, is working to release the final batch of newly spawned "Ohrid Trout" into Lake Ohrid. The trout, an ...
Ancient diets: Europeans ate seaweed during Stone Age, finds a new studyPeople in Europe ate seaweed and freshwater aquatic plants from the Stone Age right up until the Middle Ages before it disappeared from our...
The mystery will finally uncover! Loch Ness set for biggest monster hunt in decadesA major search for the Loch Ness Monster is underway in Scotland, with researchers and enthusiasts using drones, boats, and hydrophones to ...
Are we better than our prehistoric ancestors who consumed whatever they hunted & gathered?Reading this week that the earliest meal eaten by our ancestors-homo erectus-780,000 years ago was carp fish evokes an indescribable feelin...
Mysterious snakehead fish from Kerala found
Rotorua promises an authentic Maori feastThe bustling hub of the newly renovated 'Eat Streat' boasts a huge variety of bars and restaurants that will impress even the most discer...