The Lost Inca City Hiram Bingham Missed: How another explorer found Vilcabamba deep in Peru’s jungleExplorers searched for Vilcabamba, the Inca Empire's final refuge, for decades. Gene Savoy identified ruins at Espíritu Pampa as the likely...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
USS Benfold lost power in South China Sea, leaving crew of the US Navy warship without toilets, hot food and AC for 4 daysAfter enduring a four-day power outage in the South China Sea, the USS Benfold found itself in a precarious situation, lacking vital servic...
17 Aug, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Babita Singh Reporting OTT release date announced: When and where to watch Nimisha Sajaya, Barun Sobti's investigative movie onlineBabita Singh Reporting, featuring the talented Nimisha Sajayan, is all set for digital release. This gripping film tells the story of a sus...
17 Aug, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
'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 pigsIn 1994, two hikers stumbled upon enormous bones in South Dakota's Badlands, igniting a wave of scientific exploration that lasted years. T...
16 Aug, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western HemisphereUS aircraft carriers are stretched thin by operations against Iran. The USS George Washington is moving from the Pacific to the Middle East...
15 Aug, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
In 1871, pack ice trapped and crushed 33 American whaling ships off Alaska; 144 years later, NOAA archaeologists found confirmed wreckage in the Chukchi SeaArchaeologists have made an astonishing find: the wreckage of the 1871 whaling fleet buried in Arctic waters. The fleet, claimed by ice, le...
15 Aug, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
In 1905, a 13-year-old boy crawled through a tiny opening in Tennessee and discovered America’s largest underground lakeIn 1905, 13-year-old Ben Sands crawled through a narrow passage inside Tennessee’s Craighead Caverns and discovered a vast underground lake...
15 Aug, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
In 1848, Franklin's crew abandoned HMS Terror in the Canadian Arctic; 168 years later, researchers found plates and bottles still resting on its shelvesAfter 167 years, the HMS Terror has been found in Terror Bay, unveiling a treasure trove of well-preserved artifacts such as plates and gla...
15 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Trump allows Navy to build ships abroad, orders return to steam catapults on carriersUS President Trump directed the Navy to revert to steam catapults for new aircraft carriers. This design change will add hundreds of millio...
15 Aug, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
PlayStation Plus just added four major games you won’t want to miss — here is all you need to knowPlayStation Plus subscribers receive new games this August, including Helldivers 2 and Kingdom Come. Vampire Survivors and Hell Is Us also ...
14 Aug, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
5,000 sailors, 250 days at sea, food shortages and mouldy showers: Reported jump attempts raise alarm aboard USS Abraham Lincoln as USS George Washington prepares to replace itSailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln have faced an arduous deployment, surpassing 250 days with over 200 days at sea without making port call...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Pete Hegseth says reports about poor conditions aboard carrier are misrepresentedDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed claims regarding poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, asserting that they have been exa...
13 Aug, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
In 1795, three teenagers found a strange depression on Oak Island. More than 200 years later, the treasure mystery remains unsolvedIn 1795, Oak Island became the center of a captivating treasure hunt that captured imaginations for centuries. Theories sprouting from the ...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
'Ghost number' 6174: Meet Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar, the Indian schoolteacher who discovered a mysterious 4-digit number that almost always returns to itselfIndependence Day 2026: Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar, an Indian schoolteacher, discovered the intriguing number 6174. This constant emerge...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
An Irish-Scottish mathematician in 1854 put a tiny mirror on a suspended magnet; his invention helped send electric signals through an undersea cable and connect Europe with AmericaWilliam Thomson tackled the challenge of signal delays in extensive telegraph cables by creating a highly sensitive mirror galvanometer, ca...
13 Aug, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
China's rapidly expanding aircraft carrier fleet may be vulnerable to submarine attacks: ReportChina's growing aircraft carrier fleet faces potential submarine threats. A US think tank report highlights this vulnerability in the weste...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
US Navy replaces Ohio-Class, the world's most heavily armed missile submarines: 19 Virginia-class boats become next- gen SSGNs to succeed themUS Navy replaces the world's most heavily armed conventional missile submarines, the Ohio-class SSGNs, each capable of carrying 154 Tomahaw...
04 Aug, 2026, 02.35 PM IST