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This 415-million-year-old monster scorpion existed before trees, and it's the biggest everScientists have identified Praearcturus gigas, a one-meter-long scorpion from the Early Devonian period, as the largest scorpion ever disco...
Dinosaurs found frozen mid-sleep after prehistoric ash burial similar to PompeiiA dramatic volcanic eruption in ancient China 120 million years ago unleashed superheated ash and gas. This deadly event, similar to Pompei...
Quote of the day by the man behind “History is written by the victors” — Walter Benjamin: “Memory is not an instrument for surveying the past but its theater.” Learn the profound lesson on identity, and the hidden layers of human experience from one of the 20th century’s greatest philosophersThe Walter Benjamin quote of the day is gaining fresh attention across readers searching for identity, and emotional healing. Walter Benjam...
Goodbye to the myth that Tanystropheus hunted on land: CT scans suggest a stranger life in the seaPaleontologists have long debated the Tanystropheus, a prehistoric creature with an unusually long neck. Recent CT scans of its skull revea...
How to identify if the snake near your pond is a cottonmouth or just a harmless watersnakeMany people mistake snakes for cottonmouths. Experts say to look for specific features. Cottonmouths have stout bodies and dark facial stri...
Quote of the day by Nikola Tesla: 'I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married...' Life lessons on hard work, success, marriage and relationships by legendary American inventor and engineerQuote of the day by Nikola Tesla shares a statement about inventions and married men. The story explains Tesla’s life, inventions, struggle...
When Nato had to be called in to escape from a museum in NaplesEven with enough experience of museums, the visit to Museo Madre - to balance out a trip to Pompeii and its ancient memories with contempor...
This dinosaur had a neck 40% shorter than its giant relatives, defying one of nature's biggest Jurassic rulesPaleontologists discovered Brachytrachelopan mesai, a sauropod dinosaur with a surprisingly short neck. This creature challenged the long-h...
Floodwaters tore through Central Texas and revealed 15 hidden treasures buried in the ground for over 100 million yearsA recent flood in Central Texas unearthed ancient dinosaur footprints, estimated to be 110-115 million years old, along Sandy Creek. These ...
The Dinosaur Everyone Thought Was Lonely May Have Had Friends After AllNew fossil footprints are challenging the long-held image of Stegosaurus as a solitary creature. A 2024 study reveals trackways suggesting ...
From myth to masterpiece: Raja Ravi Varma’s legacy shines in landmark auction milestoneOne hundred and twenty years after his passing, Raja Ravi Varma continues to cast his spell on India’s art world with ‘Yashoda and Krishna’...
Meet Dooly: The Baby Dinosaur Hidden in 113-Million-Year-Old RockA remarkable near-complete skeleton of a young dinosaur, named Doolysaurus huhmini, was unearthed on Aphae Island. This turkey-sized, two-y...
Trace Earth’s story through time, fossils and wildlife at The Natural History Museum Abu DhabiThe Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi showcases prehistoric life and contemporary biodiversity, offering a journey through Earth's past, pre...
Harvard University agrees to settle a 15-year battle, returns 175-year-old images of enslaved ancestors to South Carolina museumHarvard University will hand over old photos of enslaved people to a museum in South Carolina. These photos are of Renty and his daughter D...
New York museum to showcase 'Court', 'Bombay Velvet'Titled "India's New Wave", the series by Museum of the Moving Image, will showcase new movies by "some of the most exciting voices in moder...
NYC museum to pay special tribute to Mani RatnamThe Museum of the Moving Image will honour acclaimed Indian director Mani Ratnam from July 31-August 2 during which three of his films will...
Art from NGMA, National museum goes online in Google's Art ProjectThe two art institutions have joined Google's Art Project that features over 30,000 artworks in gigapixel super high resolution with street...