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31,800 years ago, a squirrel buried fruits inside a Siberian burrow. Thousands of years later, an Ice Age plant was brought back to life using that ancient tissue- A retired Clipper C96 wind-turbine blade was redesigned as a US transmission pole; engineers found it met ASCE and NESC loads with acceptable deflection
- Strange 8.5-inch object found in California creek turns out to be 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth; scientist says, “I had chills and shivers up and down my spine”
- Humans used betel nuts as drugs 25,000 years ago: Ancient teeth reveal the surprising psychoactive habit that began around the Ice AgeAncient teeth from Sulawesi show betel nut use 25,000 years ago. This habit predates early farming and represents habitual drug use. Resear...10 Sep, 2026, 10.12 PM IST
- In 2011, Swedish and Danish researchers fenced muskoxen out of test areas in Greenland. 3 years later, plants there absorbed only half as much carbon in summerMuskoxen, ancient Arctic survivors, maintain healthy grasslands which store vital carbon. These large herbivores face threats from climate ...08 Sep, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
- Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missingNepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan regio...31 Aug, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
- Scientists cored Clear Lake, finding ancient pollen records in sediment that reveal how California forests changed with past climate shiftsThe sediment cores from Clear Lake present a captivating window into California's forest history over the last half-million years. Research...30 Aug, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
- In 1901, a Stanford graduate accidentally found mysterious bones in California. His discovery helped reveal a lost world of 600 ancient speciesIn a fascinating turn of events, geologist William Warren Orcutt uncovered ancient animal bones within asphalt deposits, revealing a captiv...24 Aug, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 72: Its profit finally came from the factory. The question is about durabilityThe largest single liability on this automobile supplier's balance sheet is not a bank loan. It is a lease, tied to an entity controlled by...24 Aug, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
- 7,000 years ago, Greenland’s giant ice dome disappeared as temperatures climbed. Today, scientists say the ancient melting occurred at temperatures close to those now threatening the island’s remaining iceGreenland’s 1,600-foot ice dome vanished 7,000 years ago when temperatures were several degrees warmer than today. Now, scientists have fou...21 Aug, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
- In 1990, Utah officials killed more than 99% of the fish in a 17,000-acre reservoir; years later, it became a top trout fisheryIn 1990, Utah wildlife officials took the bold step of using rotenone to eradicate over ninety-nine percent of the fish biomass in the rese...21 Aug, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
- Alps Climber mystery solved: Bodies of two Belgian found in Swiss Alps, 34 years after they vanishedThe remains of two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been identified after melting ice exposed their rema...20 Aug, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
- Scientists scanned this man's brain and found something extraordinary. These tiny habits made him regarded as 'world's happiest man'Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche shares insightful advice for today's professionals grappling with everyday hurdles. He emphasizes the importance of...18 Aug, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 71: This small-cap auto supplier is trying to become a consumer brand againThe most interesting part of this old auto story is not nostalgia. It is how the company, after leaving the consumer vehicle market, has re...13 Aug, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
- A 7,000-year-old discovery in Norway shows Stone Age people were shaping ecosystems long before farmingAncient fish traps reveal Stone Age hunter-gatherers introduced brown trout into Norway's isolated Lake Tesse. These communities deliberate...07 Aug, 2026, 01.46 AM IST
- What was so special about Wrangel and St. Paul islands, where Woolly Mammoths survived until their extinction? Scientists revealed the answer two decades agoFor years, scientists believed the last woolly mammoths disappeared because inbreeding and genetic decline made survival impossible. A land...04 Aug, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
- Hidden world beneath the Persian Gulf? Scientists say a lost freshwater oasis may have sheltered early humansNew research suggests the Persian Gulf was once a green landscape. Underground aquifers may have fed freshwater springs, creating a habitab...04 Aug, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 69: Can new businesses bridge the gap before EVs reshape the core?This old auto ancillary manufacturer has integrated plants, a long operating history, and stable group ownership. FY26 brought higher reven...30 Jul, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
- In 2024, researchers challenged a decades-old theory about the extinction of woolly mammoths that they didn't die out the way we thoughtScientists now believe a sudden event caused the extinction of the last woolly mammoths. These mammoths became isolated on Wrangel Island a...28 Jul, 2026, 01.21 AM IST
- Tapeworms aren't just harmful to your brain. These tiny parasites can turn ordinary worker ants into long-living, queen-like survivors and make them live longer, study findsA tapeworm infection dramatically alters worker ants, making them live much longer. These infected ants exhibit physiological changes that ...23 Jul, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
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