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In 2011, when Japan was rocked by 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, something strange happened 15 minutes later; scientists missed this deep-Earth process for more than a decadeA new study reveals the 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered an extraordinary event deep within Earth. Seismic energy traveled to the outer cor...
In 1962, a French geologist descended into a dark underground cave, but when he emerged more than two months later, he had lost track of time and helped reveal the human body's internal clockMichel Siffre's 1960s cave experiment revealed a hidden internal clock within humans. Isolated from all external time cues, his own sense o...
In 2014, a 5-year-old’s innocent fossil hunt led to the discovery of a rare armored dinosaur in TexasA young boy found unusual bones near a Texas shopping centre. Initially thought to be turtle remains, further analysis revealed them to be ...
Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: 'Only picture to yourself a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music.' - thoughts of world's most famous biologist on marriageCharles Darwin, renowned for his theories on evolution, also privately contemplated marriage. Before proposing to Emma Wedgwood, he meticul...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured a panoramic view of ancient Martian terrain, and the photograph may hold clues about Red Planet's hidden secretsNASA’s Perseverance rover has captured a breathtaking 360-degree natural-color panorama of a region nicknamed “Crocodile Bridge” on the rim...
Fossilized teeth in Ethiopia reveal two human ancestors coexisted 2.6 million years ago, including a potentially unknown speciesAfar region in Ethiopia reveals a fascinating discovery. Fossils of multiple human ancestor species are unearthed. These species coexisted ...
Did life already exist on Mars? NASA's rover unearths ancient clues of a habitable red planetNASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered siderite, a carbonate mineral, in Mars’ Gale Crater, offering strong evidence that the Red Planet onc...
NASA Curiosity Rover’s new discovery could revolutionize our understanding of MarsNASA claims that new clues uncovered by its Curiosity rover could prove to revolutionise humanity's understanding of Mars's past. One of th...
NASA's Mars Mission at a crossroads: Will Donald Trump’s administration fund the historic rock return from the Red Planet?NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, aimed at analyzing Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover, faces a crucial decision as...
Pakistan gold reserves: 28 lakh tolas of gold, valued at 80,000 crore PKR discovered in cash-strapped countryPakistan's unemployment rate rose significantly over the last decade amid the discovery of 2.8 million tolas of gold in Attock, valued at 8...
IAF world space award celebrates ISRO chief S Somanath’s Chandrayaan-3 victoryDr. S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has been honored with the prestigious IAF World Space Award for ...
NASA finds a mysterious Zebra rock on Mars: Here's all about this new exciting discoveryNASA's Perseverance Rover has discovered a unique 'zebra rock' in Mars' Jezero Crater, characterized by black-and-white stripes. The rock, ...
Scientists discover 120-million-year-old Earth section: Here's how it could change what we know about our planetGeologists have uncovered a long-lost tectonic plate called Pontus, believed to have existed 120 million years ago in Borneo. Led by Suzann...
NASA had intentionally crashed a spacecraft into this asteroid. What study results showThe DART mission's collision with asteroid moonlet Dimorphos unveiled new details about the Didymos-Dimorphos system. The high-speed impact...
This nearby planet could be full of diamonds. Will we ever access its wealth?A recent study published in Nature Communications suggests that Mercury might harbor a thick layer of diamonds hundreds of miles beneath it...
Is the Earth’s core leaking? Mysterious element in ancient lava sparks debateIn a puzzling revelation, recent studies of 62-million-year-old lava flows on Baffin Island, situated in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, have ...
Scientists uncover Zealandia: The lost continent beneath the wavesScientists have recently unveiled Zealandia, a long-lost continent submerged beneath the ocean's surface for 375 years. Zealandia was origi...
180-million-yr-old dinosaur egg fossil unearthed by scientists in Jaisalmer hill sparks fresh Sauropod speculationA fossilized egg, potentially from a dinosaur, has been discovered in the Jethwai-Gajroop Sagar hills in Jaisalmer, India. The egg, resembl...
Norway's vast phosphate deposits offer hope for sustainable electric carsExtensive deposits of phosphate rocks, enough to meet the electric power demand for the next 50 years, have been discovered in Norway, acco...
World's oldest fossils unveil life 3.7 billion years agoThe discovery pushes back the fossil record to near the start of Earth's geological record and points to evidence of life on Earth very ear...