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The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before DinosaursAncient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. Thes...- This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
- Quote of the day by the man behind “History is written by the victors” — Walter Benjamin: “Memory is not an instrument for surveying the past but its theater.” Learn the profound lesson on identity, and the hidden layers of human experience from one of the 20th century’s greatest philosophersThe Walter Benjamin quote of the day is gaining fresh attention across readers searching for identity, and emotional healing. Walter Benjam...
- Quote of the day by German-born painter Hans Hofmann: ‘The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so…’ Timeless warning about noise, stress and distraction is suddenly going viral among fans of minimalism and modern creativityQuote of the day: Great quotes endure because they express complex human experiences in just a few memorable words. Hans Hofmann’s statemen...
- During World War I, specially trained 'mercy dogs' rescued wounded soldiers and delivered medical supplies on battlefields too deadly for human medicsWorld War I saw brave mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, on the front lines. These intelligent animals, wearing Red Cross vests, sear...
- Rare 180-million-year-old Jurassic fossil found in Germany shows how an injured marine reptile stayed aliveA remarkable ichthyosaur fossil found in Germany is revealing secrets about ancient marine reptiles. This well-preserved specimen, belongin...
- Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probeIn a surprising turn of events, the Louvre museum has clarified that it did not engage an Israeli intelligence firm to aid in the investiga...
- The Netherlands is opening a Holocaust museum. The Israeli president's presence is causing concernThe National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam opens with Dutch king and Israeli President Isaac Herzog amid protests. The museum tells the sto...
- 'Lost & Found': FBI returns 300-year-old painting stolen during WWII to German museumA baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II has been returned to Germany after being located in the U.S. The paintin...
- Painter Max Beckmann wartime portrait poised for auction, likely to fetch $31 mnThe picture has been in a private Swiss collection for decades, and not shown in public since the mid-1990s.
- Assam Police asks centre to blacklist people and organizations violating visa normsViolation of tourist visa norms: State Police has written to centre to blacklist such people and organizations which are violating visa nor...
- Eco-activists splash mashed potatoes on Claude Monet's painting worth $111 mnThe incident took place days after Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' in London was hit by tomato soup.
- A century of Surrealism on show at London Design MuseumVisitors are welcomed upon arrival by one of the most notorious depictions of the human psyche.
- Jan van Huysum's 'Flower Vase' painting, stolen by Nazi soldier, returns to ItalyA Nazi soldier had stolen the painting to gift it to his wife.
- The Deutsches Fußballmuseum is as much about the game as it is about Die MannschaftThe museum is massive, interactive and immersive, littered not just with artefacts and photos from key moments of footballing history, but ...
- PIA sold air-worthy plane to German museum, deal questionedSenators who met to discuss the performance of the PIA described the deal to sell an Airbus A-310 to the German museum as "suspect".
- When art is taken a little too literallyLast year, museum staff in Italy cleared what appeared to be an after-party mess of empty bottles, thereby destroying another such interact...
- Why one museum is fighting return of nazi ‘looted’ artworksIt’s hard to imagine anyone wanting to fight the return of artwork stolen from Jews during the Holocaust, even museum academics who have an...
- Shortage of ideas or funds? 'City's Visvesvaraya museum is way off global standards'“The museum authorities are wallowing in self-pity . They have a limited ability to understand what's best. It is a sad reflection of how m...
- Mercedes Benz & Porsche museums in Stuttgart an experience to savour for even non-auto junkiesGermany’s Stuttgart is an auto-junkie’s dream come true. The streets are showcases to some of the most enviable dream machines on four whee...
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