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In 1996, two students wading in the Columbia found a skull, and an American origins battle began- A freshman found a tiny stone on a Seattle campus, and what looked like an ordinary rock, uncovered ancient Native American history from thousands of years ago
- A riverside skeleton changed what researchers thought they knew about how the first Americans were
- In 1816, René Laennec rolled paper into a tube to avoid pressing his ear against a patient: And accidentally changed medicine foreverIn 1816, Dr. Rene Laennec found himself in an uncomfortable predicament when he needed to listen to a patient’s heartbeat. Thinking on his ...20 May, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
- A quiet Gulf player may steal Pakistan’s ‘miracle’ momentNegotiations around a possible Iran–US ceasefire have shifted focus towards a Gulf state near the Strait of Hormuz, raising questions over ...28 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
- Richard Robson, Kitagawa and Yaghi win Nobel Prize for discovery similar to bottomless 'Harry Potter' handbag; Here's what it meansThree scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating new molecular structures. These structures can trap large amounts of ga...08 Oct, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
- How Hallucinatory AI Helps Science Dream Up Big BreakthroughsAI often makes up factual-like information called as hallucinations. Although this "flaw" of AI is often criticized, innovators have a diff...24 Dec, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
- New dinosaur species wore its 'heart' on tailScientists have discovered a new dinosaur species in Tanzania with a heart-shaped tail that provides new clues to how ecosystems evolved on...14 Feb, 2019, 06.28 PM IST
- NASA's Spitzer telescope completes 15 yrs in spaceWashington, Aug 26 (IANS) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the youngest member of the "Great Observatory" programme, has completed 15 years ...26 Aug, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
- NASA probe finds new magnetic process in turbulent spaceWashington, May 10 (IANS) Scientists working with a NASA probe that investigates how the Sun's and Earth's magnetic fields connect and disc...10 May, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- Scientists accidentally develop plastic-eating enzymeWashington, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have accidentally developed a plastic-eating enzyme that may be used to combat one of the world's wo...17 Apr, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- NASA spots eighth planet in solar systemWashington, Dec 15 (IANS) NASA has announced the discovery of an eight planet orbiting Kepler-90, a star comparable to the Sun located 2,54...15 Dec, 2017, 07.02 AM IST
- No pending announcement about discovery of alien life: NASALast week, the hacking group Anonymous posted a video on YouTube suggesting that NASA is about to announce the discovery of life beyond Ear...27 Jun, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
- NASA says no pending announcement on alien lifeWashington, June 27 (IANS) US space agency NASA said that it has no pending announcement regarding extraterrestrial life, following a wave ...27 Jun, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
- New species of flying squirrel, a ‘surprising’ discovery07 Jun, 2017, 12.14 PM IST
- Climate change redirects Canadian river: StudyLast summer, for example, Kluane Lake, which was fed by the Slims River, dropped a full meter below its lowest recorded level for that time...19 Apr, 2017, 02.39 PM IST
- Vast cluster of young galaxies spotted in early universeThe newly discovered "proto-cluster" of galaxies, observed when the universe was only 1.7 billion years old is one of the most massive stru...26 May, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
- Government gives in-principle approval for LIGO-India projectGovernment gave an "in-principle approval" for establishing a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory project.17 Feb, 2016, 05.31 PM IST
- Inheritance plays a big part in 12 types of cancer: StudyIn India, the five most common types of cancer in men are mouth, lung, stomach, bowel and throat.26 Dec, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
- Scientists discover water clouds outside the Solar system for the first timeAccording to University of California, Santa Cruz, Jonathan Fortney, "it's tentative [but] "it's the first evidence for water clouds" outsi...28 Aug, 2014, 01.48 PM IST
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