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PREHISTORIC BIRDS AND HUMANS
Giant birds with 20-foot wingspans once ruled North American skies – and may hold the secret behind Native American Thunderbird legends- In the 1980s, Dutch ecologists released cattle, horses, and deer into a fenced polder to recreate “wild Europe”; in one winter, its herds collapsed
- Dinosaurs dynasty came to end 66 million years ago but reason behind apex predator's extinction on earth may be due to asteroid force more than one billion times the strength of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima, Nagasaki
- 'Jurassic Park' got it wrong! Scientists just found that pterosaurs, may have had more wing-shape diversity than current reconstructions allow, changing how we picture ancient flightFor over a century, our understanding of pterosaur wings has been based on limited fossil evidence, leading to remarkably similar reconstru...25 Jun, 2026, 05.20 PM IST
- The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before DinosaursAncient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. Thes...05 Jun, 2026, 03.01 PM IST
- 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...28 May, 2026, 02.02 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 Hidden Cave in New Zealand Is Rewriting Everything We Thought We Knew About Lost WorldsA newly discovered cave system in New Zealand's North Island is offering scientists a unique glimpse into a prehistoric ecosystem. Fossils ...17 Mar, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
- Under the North Sea, Archaeologists Mapped a Drowned Stone Age ForestA lost prehistoric world, Doggerland, once connected Britain to Europe, teeming with life before rising seas submerged it. Scientists are n...01 Mar, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
- Why time is running out across the Maldives' lovely little islandsIn the Maldives, a nation of contrasts emerges between the bustling capital of Malé and the quiet, depopulating outer islands. As residents...06 Apr, 2024, 10.10 AM IST
- Dinos' dining habits matter?250 million years after their advent and a few million less after their exeunt, it may be time to consider the proposal made last week by s...27 Mar, 2017, 01.02 AM IST
- Hinduism is based on logic; Sabarimala shrine must allow entry of women: Swami Bhoomananda TheerthaBhoomananda’s public interventions began with a protracted struggle to put an end to the popular ritual of singing obscene songs during the...26 Jun, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
- Malaria may have evolved 100 mn years ago & even affected dinosaurs, says studyMalaria is often thought to be of more modern origin- caused primarily by one genus of protozoa & spread by anopheline mosquitoes.29 Mar, 2016, 03.17 PM IST
- We're in the early stages of a mass extinction: StudyThe new study, published today in Science Advances, explains that we are suffering extremely elevated levels of species losses.22 Jun, 2015, 02.12 PM IST
- 15 Indian birds among 100 globally endangered speciesBirds are considered to be a good indicator of the condition of the natural environment.20 Apr, 2014, 12.32 AM IST
- Scottish village of Strathpeffer, a vitrified Pictish fortIt was a little early that day when we wound up via Inverness, to reach our hotel in the beautiful Scottish village on a glen, called Strat...09 Feb, 2012, 07.22 AM IST
- Polly made us jollyAnthropologist Pat Shipman goes so far as to say that the animals made us human- in a control freaky way, which allowed one group of primat...18 Sep, 2010, 06.25 AM IST
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