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In 2014, a US scrap dealer found a Fabergé egg among unwanted items; the result revealed a lost imperial treasure worth millions after experts identified its royal historyA US scrap metal dealer bought a decorative egg at a Midwestern flea market in 2014 for about $14,000, hoping to make money from its gold c...- In 1882, unique tortoise brought to South Atlantic island of St Helena, today scientists claim world's oldest-known terrestrial animal holds clues for youthful, death defying lifeScientists have studied Jonathan the tortoise to explore the secrets of the animal's amazing longevity, sequencing his genome and analysing...
- In 1739, archaeologists uncovered a mysterious 12-sided Roman object; 287 years later, its true purpose remains unknownRoman dodecahedrons are mysterious 12-sided objects found in former Roman territories, yet their real purpose remains unknown. The first kn...
- Five new K-dramas to watch this week on OTT starring Choo Young Woo, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Ji-won: Between Steps to Merry Berry Love to Doctor X: Age of the White MafiaGet ready for a week filled with new K-dramas as several interesting series roll out on popular OTT platforms. Starting with Between Steps,...
- Archaeologists discover rare bronze ring engraved with the lighthouse of Alexandria at Egypt’s sunken royal palaceUnderwater archaeologists have found a bronze signet ring engraved with an image believed to feature the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of a...
- An Illinois attorney convinced investors to put $1.2 million into finding Genghis Khan’s tomb in 2000; expedition found 60 unopened graves and pottery that may predate the ruler, before a Mongolian PM halted the search for sacrilegeMaury Kravitz, an untrained lawyer from Chicago, dedicated years to the quest for Genghis Khan's final resting place. In 1994, he secured p...
- JD Vance calls Indian workers ‘indentured servants’: What the term means and its historyJD Vance’s use of the term “indentured servants” while discussing foreign workers has brought attention to a colonial-era labour system. In...
- Obama-appointed preservation architect bought a UFO-shaped home made from reinforced plastic in 2002, moved it from San Diego to California’s San Jacinto mountains in 2004, and is now selling it for $1.5 millionMilford Wayne Donaldson, known for his commitment to architectural preservation, is putting his extraordinary UFO-shaped home on the market...
- RBI’s sell-buy swaps slow rupee’s fall but push up forward premiums, making hedging costlier for foreign investorsThe Reserve Bank of India is engaged in dollar sell-buy swaps to stabilise the rupee's value. However, this has resulted in higher forward ...
- Global Market: Wall Street in focus as US jobless claims ease amid Fed rate uncertaintyUS jobless claims fell to 197,000 last week, below expectations, signalling low layoffs despite sluggish hiring. The data keep the Federal ...
- Saudi Arabia to investigate flydubai cockpit stabbing as UAE pursues criminal probeSaudi Arabia has initiated a safety investigation following the co-pilot's attack on the captain during flight FZ1073. The incident occurre...
- A widow, an empty nest and a €610,000 French château: How Abigail Carter reinvented her life at 59Abigail Carter moved to France to transform a neglected château into a retreat for artists and writers. After years of rebuilding her life ...
- A battered Egyptian pot sat in a Cornwall garage after a 1950s taxi fare; decades later, its tiny label helped reconstruct a lost 19th-century excavationA family in Cornwall discovered a pot associated with an excavation led by Flinders Petrie in ancient Egypt. The pot was originally given t...
- One of astronomy’s oldest suspected planetary systems has just undergone its most sensitive search yet and the biggest planets scientists might have expected to find are not thereAstronomers have conducted one of the most detailed searches yet for planets around 70 Ophiuchi AB, a binary system roughly 16 light-years ...
- In 1989, a Philadelphia shopper paid $4 for an old painting. Hidden behind its canvas was a Declaration of Independence copy that later sold for $2.42 millionIn 1989, an anonymous collector from Adamstown, Pennsylvania, paid $4 for an old painting at a local flea market, largely attracted by its ...
- Got little bit more involved beyond advocacy: Jaishankar on India's peace efforts to end Ukraine conflictIndia has reportedly intensified its diplomatic initiatives to address the ongoing Ukraine conflict through discussions. External Affairs M...
- AI's race to transform the world before the money runs outCumulative spending globally on data centers alone could top $30 trillion by 2050, according to a projection by PwC, almost matching the va...
- In 2014, Joan Rivers left a Manhattan penthouse worth $28 million; after relisting for $38 million later, it eventually took a $10 million price cutJoan Rivers’ former Manhattan penthouse has returned to the luxury real estate market with a substantial reduction in its asking price. Sit...
- One faded photograph could prove Egypt’s first female pharaoh ruled like a king 5,000 years ago — and rewrite early Egyptian historyResearchers believe a digitally enhanced photograph of hieroglyphics could clarify Queen Meretneith's role in ancient Egypt. Discovered in ...
- Developers took on vacant historic religious buildings that were no longer in regular use; adaptive reuse gave them a new purpose as hospitality and community spacesSome of America’s most unusual hotels are hiding inside buildings that once served very different purposes. Old factories, railway stations...
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