In 1776, a 17-year-old Connecticut teenager secretly spied on the British during the American Revolution, escaped execution and survived where Nathan Hale failedIn 1776, 17-year-old Connecticut teenager David Maltbie secretly crossed into British-controlled Long Island as a spy. Posing as a schoolte...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.34 PM IST
In 1964, Jane Sewall bought the abandoned Maine island she had dreamed of since childhood; 22 years later, she gave it away to keep it wild foreverJane Sewall's childhood dream came true when she purchased Witch Island near South Bristol, Maine. In a generous move, she donated it in tw...
20 Aug, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Harry Potter fans pushed a $580 million undersea power cable to change course, protecting Dobby’s fan-made memorial on a Welsh beachA heartfelt tribute to the beloved character Dobby unexpectedly influenced a significant infrastructure project in Wales. Following revelat...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
In 4000 BCE, a lake Mega Chad larger than all five Great Lakes covered roughly 360,000 sq km of what is now the Sahara. 6,000 years later, only a tiny fraction, well under 1%, of that ancient lake remainsThousands of years ago, a vast lake covered an enormous area of what is now the southern Sahara. Known as Palaeolake Mega-Chad, the ancient...
18 Aug, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
In 1928, a US Navy personnel came to a California island and lived alone for 28 years as an unofficial caretaker. Today, a popular spot in the Channel Islands bears his nameRaymond LeDreau held the title of Anacapa Island's unofficial caretaker for nearly 3 decades. A Spanish-American War veteran, he endured de...
16 Aug, 2026, 05.21 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
Beaches used swarms of rice-sized sand piranhas as nature's cleanup crew to consume dead and decaying matter; the result transformed organic waste into nutrients that return to the ecosystem and support coastal lifeSand piranhas, scientifically known as Excirolana chiltoni, are tiny marine isopods that inhabit sandy intertidal areas along Pacific coast...
12 Aug, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
In 2008, Spain began filling 300-metre-deep coal mine with 547 billion litres of water; four years later, the site looked nothing like it once didA vast open-pit coal mine in As Pontes, Spain, has been transformed into a large artificial lake. Engineers filled the enormous excavation ...
11 Aug, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
A rare Greenland shark found in Ireland gave scientists new clues about how it lives for centuriesGreenland shark lifespan explained: A rare Greenland shark washed ashore on Ireland's west coast in April 2026. Researchers estimated the s...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
Kerala Weather Today: Orange alert in Kasaragod, Kannur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and more; check IMD forecastKerala Rain Alert: Kerala anticipates widespread rainfall starting Thursday, with intensified showers expected. The India Meteorological De...
06 Aug, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker leaks oil off Oman coast, NGOs raise alarmAn Omani nature reserve faces an environmental catastrophe from an oil leak. A Russian shadow fleet tanker is reportedly leaking oil across...
06 Aug, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Meet South Florida teenager Theo Quenee who turned his rooftop into a mangrove nursery after Hurricane IrmaHurricane Irma's devastation prompted Theo Quenee to rescue hundreds of mangrove seedlings. He transformed his home's roof into a nursery, ...
05 Aug, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
New York crushed 5,000 discarded school toilets and lowered the porcelain into Jamaica Bay, creating foundations for new oyster reefsNew York City recycled nearly five thousand old toilets from public schools. This discarded porcelain became part of new oyster reef founda...
04 Aug, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
South Australia mother went to police station a day before she and her daughter were found dead; cops launch murder-suicide probeA mother and her toddler were discovered deceased west of Port MacDonnell. The mother had visited a police station the day before the tragi...
31 Jul, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Japanese Mindset: 'Yūgen'- The Japanese philosophy that reveals the beauty beyond wordsJapanese Mindset: Yugen embodies the deep emotions that elude straightforward articulation. Rooted in Japanese aesthetics, this ideal celeb...
30 Jul, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Xavier Nolan Wells death update: 'Why our baby didn't come home,' grieving parents ask after teen's mysterious death during July 4 boat trip tragedyXavier Nolan Wells death: Nolan Xavier Wells, an eighteen-year-old college football player, disappeared during a boat trip. His body was la...
11 Jul, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
France's Omaha Beach, where D-Day soldiers fell 82 years ago, is still bleeding metal; scientists found 4% of one sand sample composed of shrapnelTiny metal fragments, remnants of World War II artillery, have been discovered in Omaha Beach sand, revealing a microscopic legacy of the D...
30 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST