This UK couple grows chairs in their garden and sells them for $90000Alice and Gavin Munro have spent two decades cultivating trees to grow into ready-made chairs, a process taking 6 to 12 years per piece. Th...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
In 1999, treasure hunters dug up a corroded disk in Germany, and Bronze Age skies came back into viewAn illegal discovery of a rusted bronze disc near Nebra, Germany, has revealed profound insights into Bronze Age understanding of the cosmo...
04 Jun, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Great Experiences: Why cheese tourism is becoming the latest luxury travel trend among IndiansLuxury travellers yearning for authentic yet offbeat experiences are opting for cheese tourism, finds Glynda Alves
31 May, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
30 May, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
In 2024, a tourist at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria, noticed this table was actually an ancient artifact, later identified as a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagusA Roman sarcophagus, dating back to the 2nd century AD, was discovered serving as a table at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria. This ancient r...
29 May, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Italy on red alert as Portugal beats record for hottest May dayEurope is battling a severe heatwave. Italy has issued a red alert for Rome and other cities. Portugal recorded its hottest May day ever. B...
28 May, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
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...
26 May, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
In 2024, archaeologists peeling back estuary mud found wooden stakes and footprints, and they weren't just wet timbers: They changed what we know about daily life in Mesolithic BritainIn an incredible archaeological find, researchers have uncovered fishing traps and ancient footprints dating back 7,000 years in the mud of...
25 May, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
A 7-year-old found a strange fossil in the Badlands, and scientists were stunned by what it was: It belonged to a member of an extinct family of saber-toothed cat-like mammalsA young visitor to Badlands National Park made an extraordinary find. Seven-year-old Kylie Ferguson discovered the fossilized skull of an a...
23 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
In 2000, a man walking his dog in Norfolk beaches found a strange stone tool that rewrote what scientists knew about Britain’s ancient historyA chance beach discovery in Norfolk, UK, has rewritten early human history in northern Europe. A worked flint tool, found in 2000, revealed...
23 May, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
Archaeologists discovered a lost prehistoric corridor of 8,000-year-old human and animal footprints along the UK coast, revealing a vanished ecosystemAncient footprints are emerging from the sands of Formby Beach in England. These tracks reveal humans and animals like wolves and deer walk...
22 May, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
6-year-old Norway boy finds ‘rusty metal’ on class excursion; it turns out to be 1,300-year-old pre-Viking swordA six-year-old boy in Norway discovered a 1,300-year-old sword from the pre-Viking era during a school trip. The ancient weapon, found in a...
22 May, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Italy and India set to upgrade ties during PM Modi's visit to RomeNarendra Modi and Giorgia Meloni are set to strengthen diplomatic and trade relations during Modi’s visit to Rome by upgrading India-Italy ...
21 May, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
In 1939, a quiet dig on an English estate uncovered a giant ship and changed Britain’s history foreverIn 1939, Basil Brown's excavation at Sutton Hoo unearthed a massive Anglo-Saxon ship burial, revealing a wealthy and sophisticated civiliza...
19 May, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
The theft that made the 'Mona Lisa' the world's most famous paintingThe Mona Lisa was not famous until it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The theft and extensive media coverage turned the painting into a...
19 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
In 1926, Umberto Nobile flew to the North Pole with his beloved dog Titina, who two years later survived 49 days stranded on Arctic ice following a deadly airship crashAn Italian explorer's dog, Titina, sensed danger before an Arctic airship crash in 1928. The airship Italia crashed, leaving ten men and Ti...
19 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
In 1820, a farmer moved stones through ruins on a windy Greek island: A buried marble figure emerged from the rubble and became one of the world’s most famous sculpturesOn the idyllic shores of Milos in 1820, a farmer's unassuming chore of clearing stones opened the door to history when he stumbled upon the...
16 May, 2026, 02.25 PM IST