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Ancient DNA from forgotten colonial graveyard just linked 1.3 million living Americans to Maryland's earliest settlersResearchers have used ancient DNA to connect over 1.3 million living Americans to forgotten 17th-century English and Irish settlers of St. ...- In 1920, a Namibian farmer hit something with his plow that turned out to be the largest meteorite ever found on EarthA Namibian farmer in 1920 discovered Hoba, the world's largest meteorite. Unlike dramatic impacts, this massive iron slab landed quietly, l...
- Surprising discovery reveals how giant flightless birds reached distant landsOstriches, emus, rheas, and other flightless birds are seen in six continents, but their evolutionary origins have long been a mystery. Rec...
- France returns skulls of King Toera and Sakalava leaders to Madagascar after 128 yearsFrance has returned three skulls to Madagascar, including that of King Toera, decapitated in 1897 by French colonial forces. This repatriat...
- Largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of climate change, study findsThe study does not determine on which continent the great ape family first arose. However, fossil records show that Africa, Europe, and Asi...
- Fossils of 130-yr-million male mosquitoes found in LebanonThe two fossilized mosquitoes, both representing the same extinct species, are similar in size and appearance to modern mosquitoes, though ...
- New explanation for Earth's continental crust being low in iron given by studyEarth's continental crust's low iron content relative to oceanic crust made the continents less dense and more buoyant, causing the contine...
- Is this the real-life Flintstones? Geneticists discover remains of a Neanderthal family in caves of SiberiaAmong the 13 Neanderthals discovered , five were children or pre-teens.
- 2.6-million-yr-old `priceless' fossil on sale for just Rs 4500Rajeev Patnaik, an expert in vertebrate palaeontology said the skull, with its upper jaw still intact, was priceless because there are only...
- From the 253.7 carat Oppenheimer to 3,106.75 carat Cullinan diamond, here are the world's most glittering rocksAll about the most dazzling diamonds!
- Museum blaze: Fire safety mechanism was 'not functioning'The flames have been completely doused and other buildings in FICCI auditorium are safe. Only the National Museum of Natural History buildi...
- Major fire breaks out at FICCI building in Delhi's Mandi House areaTwo fire officials were seriously injured while trying to contain the blaze which broke out around 1.45 AM, and were rushed to hospital whe...
- National Museum of Natural History — All you want to knowDelhi's National Museum of Natural History was completely destroyed on Tuesday after a massive fire broke out at the FICCI building that it...
- Bengaluru girl Nikhiya Shamsher bags ticket to meet US senatorsA passionate blogger and a national-level archer, Nikhiya has been the brain behind initiative like 'Bags, Books and Blessings' and 'Yearn ...
- Giant whales use stretchy 'bungee cord' nerves to catch fishScientists have discovered a unique nerve structure in the mouth and tongue of giant whales that can double in length and then recoil like ...
- Deadly TB strain emerged in China over 6,000 years agoAnd it did so around 6,600 years ago which coincides with archaeological evidence for the beginnings of rice farming in China's upper Yangt...
- Informatics supported mechanism needed to manage resources: Prakash JavadekarHe said India stood committed to developing "biodiversity informatics" as an essential element of India's economic, environment and social ...
- Indian achievers shape the US, but it's not yet nirvanaToday, the percentage of Americans who trace their root to India account for 1 per cent of its population.
- US museum displays Indian-American works to draw crowdsIndian-Americans are doctors, engineers, motel owners, taxi drivers etc. just a few takeaways from a new exhibition at the Smithsonian.
- Natural history museum at Ranthambhore soonThe quaint town of Ranthambhore - the land of tigers - will soon have an added attraction. Besides safaris to watch the big cat in the fore...
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