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Scientists found ancient logs locked together, and it changed the story of early humans- In 1997, construction workers building a laser facility found enormous mammoth bones that surprised scientists with evidence of California’s ancient past from the ice age
- In 2018, workers building a major English highway uncovered giant Ice Age bones that revealed Britain sits on an ancient mammoth territory
- Scientists may have finally solved how Stonehenge’s massive 25-ton stones reached southern England thousands of years agoNew research pinpoints West Woods in Wiltshire as the origin for most of Stonehenge's massive sarsen stones. This discovery strongly sugges...12 May, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
- Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...12 May, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
- Why Moving a Giant Dinosaur Fossil Can Crack a RoadMoving giant dinosaur fossils from Patagonia is a major challenge. Titanosaur remains are incredibly heavy, often exceeding the capacity of...04 May, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
- Ancient Engineering Unearthed: How Did Brittany’s 7,000-Year-Old Wall Survive Underwater?A massive 7,000-year-old stone wall has been found underwater off the coast of Brittany. This ancient structure is France's largest underwa...06 Mar, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
- How Did Slovenia’s 10,000-Year-Old Stone Walls Trap Mega Animals? The Prehistoric Secrets UncoveredAncient stone walls, stretching over 3.5 kilometers in Slovenia's Karst region, have been discovered. These structures, built between 10,00...03 Mar, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
- 130-million-year-old oceans dominated by super predators at unprecedented trophic levels, far surpassing modern marine apex speciesAncient oceans teemed with massive marine reptiles, some over ten metres long. These creatures occupied a previously unknown seventh level ...20 Dec, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
- Canada faces mega earthquake, Yukon fault sleeping for 12,000 years could trigger one of the most destructive tremblors in country’s historyScientists have discovered that the Tintina fault in Yukon, Canada is active. This fault could cause a big earthquake. The fault has been b...07 Aug, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
- Tintina fault could deliver Canada’s next major quake? New evidence from Yukon raises major concernA fault once thought to be dormant in Canada’s Yukon Territory may still be active, according to new research led by the University of Vict...28 Jul, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
- Why Maratha military forts of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap joining UNESCO World Heritage List is crucialIndia gains global recognition. The 'Maratha Military Landscapes of India' joins the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is India's 44th entry...12 Jul, 2025, 02.07 PM IST
- Raquel Welch, actress who reshaped traditional image of sex symbol in Hollywood, dies at 82Welch first grabbed the public's attention with her role in the 1966 sci-fi adventure 'Fantastic Voyage'.16 Feb, 2023, 10.18 AM IST
- What international students can expect from IrelandAccording to the figures released by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, there are approximately 1.3 million Indian stud...23 Aug, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
- Civilisation & intoxication: When, where and why did humans start experimenting with alcohol & drugsToday, humans use thousands of psychoactive compounds to alter our experience of the world.19 Jul, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
- Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun's polesSolar Orbiter _ a boxy 4,000-pound (1,800-kilogram) spacecraft with spindly instrument booms and antennas _ will swing past Venus in Decemb...10 Feb, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
- Animals caused Earth's first mass extinction, not a catastropheEarth's first mass extinction 540 million years ago was caused not by a meteorite impact or volcanic super-eruption but by the rise of earl...03 Sep, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
- Engineering design: IIT-Madras five-year course to challenge the status quoTalented engineers who can really build things are a scarce commodity. But a five-year dual-degree course introduced by IIT-Madras is slowl...27 Jul, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
- Heritage tourism: an opportunity to delve into the pastVenture through some of the world’s known and lesser known historic sites to get a blast from the past16 May, 2013, 06.13 AM IST
- Cognizant, TCS, Wipro using inhouse social networking platforms to retain GenNextThe in-house versions of social networking platforms at Cognizant, TCS and Wipro are beginning to make an impact in reducing attrition.13 Sep, 2010, 06.18 AM IST
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