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In 1973, archaeologists in a muddy Roman fort trench found thin wooden tablets, and Vindolanda gave Roman Britain its own handwriting- This weapon found in an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb wasn't made on Earth. Scientists solve a 3,000-year-old mysteryA mysterious iron dagger found in King Tutankhamun's tomb was made from space metal. Scientists confirmed the weapon's blade contains meteo...
- Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun had 'alien' weapon that came from space? Scientists' 2016 discovery revealed the truthTutankhamun iron dagger: A mysterious iron dagger discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun has finally had its origin explained. Scientis...
- In 1972, a diver off Italy noticed a human arm rising from the sand, which uncovered ancient Greek warriors lost beneath the sea for centuriesIn an underwater adventure in 1972, a diver stumbled upon the exquisite Riace Bronzes off the coast of Riace Marina. These stunning Greek s...
- The Parthenon was never meant to be pure white: scientists found traces of ancient paint hidden on the marbleAncient Greece, long perceived as a realm of gleaming white marble, is being re-evaluated. Scientific advancements, particularly through in...
- In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen Noticed a Cardboard-Covered Tube Making a Nearby Screen Glow: That Curiosity Established the Foundation for X-Ray ImagingIn 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen stumbled upon a groundbreaking discovery: a new radiation that could penetrate solid objects. His curiosity led hi...
- Who Hid This Massive Gold Hoard? Hikers' Discovery in Czech Forest Puzzles ArchaeologistsHikers in the Krkonos Mountains of the Czech Republic stumbled upon a hidden treasure. They found 598 gold coins and personal items conceal...
- A Missing Page From One of History’s Most Famous Manuscripts Has Been FoundA missing piece of the famous Archimedes Palimpsest has been found. This ancient Greek document, scraped clean in the Middle Ages, holds wr...
- Wilhelm Röntgen Accidentally Discovered X-Rays3In November 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays when a fluorescent screen glowed in his darkened laboratory. He meticu...
- IIT Bombay students chart Moon's chemistry using Chandrayaan-2 dataIIT Bombay students achieved a milestone. They mapped the Moon's surface chemistry. The students used data from Chandrayaan-2. ISRO's UR Ra...
- Chinese scientists use ‘ionic glass’ to make organs transparent without slicing, unlocking 3D ‘X-ray vision’ of the human bodyChinese researchers have introduced a groundbreaking "ionic glass" method that renders organs transparent without compromising their struct...
- How to test the purity of gold?When it comes to gold, how pure is pure? And how does anybody know? The question of testing the purity of gold has been a live one for thou...
- Chandrayaan instrument gives outstanding science results on solar coronaAn instrument on board India's Chandrayaan-2 mission has provided outstanding science results on the solar corona and heliophysics, the Ind...
- MMTC-PAMP launches buy-back, exchange offers for gold"These are indeed challenging times worldwide, and the significant uptick in jewellers and consumers selling gold assets to offset hardship...
- NASA's new Mars Rover will use x-rays to hunt fossilsThe rover's most important samples will be collected by a coring drill on the end of the arm, then stashed in metal tubes that Perseverance...
- Decorated drinking glasses may contain toxic leadLondon, Nov 6 (IANS) Love to decorate your glassware with art? Beware, the paint used can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadm...
- Mars 2020 rover to use X-ray techniques to find signs of lifeParis, Aug 17 (IANS) NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission, which aims look for signs of past life on the Red Planet, will use smart X-ray techniq...
- Gujarat FDCA to launch mobile drug testing lab this yearGujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) will launch a mobile drug testing laboratory this year for spot testing of any spurious...
- Purity of gold a big concern for jewellersAfter detecting presence of platinum group metals in certain 24-carat gold bars imported from a few Middle Eastern countries, a leading jew...
- Chandrayanaa-I, a stepping stone for Mars missionChandrayanaa-I would demonstrate the country's capabilities in leading a major space mission and would be a stepping stone for the Mars pla...
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