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- Scientists drilled only 200 meters into Antarctica and uncovered Earth's oldest ice with 6-million-year-old air trapped inside
- How Food Was Stored Before Modern Kitchens Changed EverythingLong before modern refrigerators, ancient humans mastered food preservation. They used sun, salt, cold, and microbes to store food for surv...01 Apr, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
- These Ancient Footprints Sat Hidden for 23,000 Years, and They Are Changing What We Thought We Knew About AmericaHuman footprints discovered at White Sands National Park have been dated to 21,000-23,000 years old, pushing back the timeline of human pre...30 Mar, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
- Real-life Jurassic Park? Ancient rhino proteins found — dino discoveries may be comingScientists have extracted 24-million-year-old protein sequences from a rhino tooth discovered in the Canadian Arctic, surpassing the age li...17 Jul, 2025, 01.53 AM IST
- NASA's groundbreaking Mars discovery could unlock the origins of our solar system. Details hereNASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a historic rock sample dating back to the Noachian era on Mars. This discovery could provide insigh...12 Feb, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
- Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from AntarcticScientists have successfully drilled an ice core in Antarctica nearly 1.2 million years old, reaching 2.8 kilometers deep. Analysis of this...09 Jan, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
- China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' sideChina is set to launch a robotic spacecraft, Chang'e-6, in the coming days to collect soil and rocks from the moon's far side. This marks t...29 Apr, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
- We've found the first ever ‘shocked' zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on a critical aspectMars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
- Climate explained: What is an ice age and how often do they happen?Ice ages are not uniformly cold. There can be colder and warmer periods during the overall ice-age period. Colder periods lead to more exte...30 Sep, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
- Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores as glaciers melt13 Sep, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
- Scientists discover new 'Meghalayan age' in Earth's historyLondon, July 18 (IANS) Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter -- th...18 Jul, 2018, 02.12 PM IST
- Scientists discover new 'Maghalayan age' in Earth's historyLondon, July 18 (IANS) Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter -- th...18 Jul, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
- NASA probe to search for interstellar waterA molecular cloud is an interstellar cloud of dust, gas, and a variety of molecules ranging from molecular hydrogen (H2) to complex, carbon...11 Mar, 2018, 01.46 PM IST
- Will NASA-ISRO satellite pass the Donald Trump test?Recently, the US walked out of the Paris Climate Change Treaty while India continues to honour its commitments.25 Jun, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
- New Pluto images show stunning complexityNew close-up images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft have unveiled a bewildering variety of surface features that have scientis...11 Sep, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
- Ancient rock shows signs of water on MarsMars' atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide but contains some ozone, said Shaheen, who investigated the process of oxygen isotope exchange.24 Dec, 2014, 06.45 PM IST
- Water on Earth came from meteorites: Study"These primitive meteorites resemble the bulk solar system composition," said WHOI geologist and coauthor Sune Nielsen.31 Oct, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
- The self and the transcendentYour sense of yourself is your most basic ‘possession’. And the I-word you use for it is so basic that it may have remained unchanged over ...11 Mar, 2009, 03.28 AM IST
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