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ANCIENT WATERING HOLES
Originated 250 millions ago, Crocodiles and Birds closest living relatives yet one flies, apex predator can't, scientists have finally figured out why- Earlier this year, University of Toronto scientists measured hydrogen flowing from billion-year-old Canadian Shield rocks through nearly 15,000 mine boreholes. Today, the site could yield more than 140 tonnes of natural hydrogen each year
- 'Big Pig Dig': In 1994, two hikers discovered a 34-million-year old site in South Dakota's Badlands with fossils of prehistoric rhinos, small horses and huge carnivorous pigs
- In 1969, California biologist Phil Pister carried endangered Owens pupfish across hazardous terrain in two buckets; in 2024, a seventh refuge population was establishedIn a dramatic rescue in 1969, biologist Phil Pister painstakingly transported the last of the Owens pupfish through challenging landscapes ...03 Aug, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
- 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...25 Jul, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
- 1,500 ships trapped in Gulf of Hormuz are quietly multiplying an underwater army that could unleash World's biggest bioinvasion eventGulf of Hormuz underwater army: Nearly fifteen hundred ships stuck in the Persian Gulf after fighting closed the Strait of Hormuz. These id...24 Jul, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
- In 1994, two visitors hiking through the Badlands noticed bones weathering from the ground and uncovered an ancient watering hole filled with fossilsHikers in 1994 stumbled upon fossils in Badlands National Park. This accidental find revealed the Big Pig Dig, an ancient watering hole. Ov...21 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
- How Do Alligators Breathe When Lakes Freeze? The Winter Survival Trick Scientists Call ‘Ice Snorkeling’Winter brings a surprising sight in parts of the southeastern United States. Alligators appear stuck in frozen lakes, but this is a clever ...10 Mar, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
- Earth’s Forgotten Collisions: Where Ancient Impact Craters Have Been HidingBeneath Earth's seemingly calm surface lie hidden scars from colossal asteroid impacts. These ancient craters, buried by ice, sediment, and...02 Mar, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
- A Massive “Gravity Hole” in the Indian Ocean Is Finally ExplainedScientists have finally explained the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a massive gravity anomaly south of India. New research reveals this 'gravity ...24 Feb, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
- Scientists Finally Explain the Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian OceanA decades-old mystery of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean is solved. Scientists found ancient ocean remnants sank deep into Earth's mantl...05 Feb, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
- What is pulling the Indian Ocean down? Scientists solve 75-year-old mystery of the massive 'gravity hole'Scientists have possibly solved the mystery of the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a large gravity anomaly discovered in 1948. They believe it is c...11 Mar, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
- Which is world's oldest computer, dating back to second century BC? What were its functions and how was it found? Details hereResearchers have claimed that the Antikythera mechanism, the world's oldest computer, was designed to analyze gravitational waves or ripple...03 Jul, 2024, 01.18 AM IST
- Beypore-made 11th century heritage vessel 'Uru' to be displayed in Qatar during FIFA 2022India may not have qualified for next year's FIFA World Cup, but it will be represented during the mega-sporting event by a replica of a tr...21 Nov, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
- Solo-travel or family vacation: Plan the world's most amazing ecologically-conscious tripsSustainable ways to travel are most preferred by new-age travellers:07 Jun, 2018, 05.11 AM IST
- Parivar videos in Karnataka seek answers from Congress ministersThe makers claimed that the video on Shivakumar has received over one lakh hits on Facebook, while that on Siddaramaiah got over 50,000 hit...25 Apr, 2018, 11.06 AM IST
- 'Brexit 1.0' happened 450,000 years ago: StudyResearchers from Imperial College London in the UK and colleagues have worked out how a thin strip of land that once connected ancient Brit...05 Apr, 2017, 03.24 PM IST
- Pluto may have giant icy volcanoes: NASAThe two cryovolcano candidates are large features measuring tens of kilometres across and several kilometres high, NASA said.10 Nov, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
- Drought may have led to collapse of Mayan civilisationAlthough the findings are not the first to link a drought to Mayan culture's demise, new results strengthen case that dry periods were inde...25 Dec, 2014, 06.23 PM IST
- Oils well that ends wellLet’s examine this whole natural-artificial divide for a moment. Why, for instance, is a daisy growing on a hillside considered more beauti...10 Oct, 2008, 12.02 AM IST
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