Scientists just found a 15-million-year-old climate time capsule in giant eggshells from Namibia, and the oxygen inside suggests plants may have been far less active at pulling CO₂ from the air during a warmer EarthFossilized bird eggshells from 15 million years ago in the Namib Desert are revealing a startling climate secret. Researchers found that du...
29 Jun, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Dinosaur's rib cage is star attraction at Great American State Fair run by Donald Trump's Freedom 250 to celebrate 250th anniversary of U.S. All about gigantic itemVisitors were united by their enthusiasm for states to come together and show off their unique characters, famous natives, industries and h...
27 Jun, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
T. Rex or a squirrel? A bizarre dinosaur discovery is challenging what we know about ancient predatorsA new fossil discovery from northwestern China suggests a feathered, four-winged dinosaur may have preyed on ancient birds about 120 millio...
27 Jun, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
This ‘dinosaur tree', which survived for 90 million years was found growing in a hidden canyon in AustraliaDinosaur tree found in Australia: A 'living fossil,' the Wollemi pine, once thought extinct, was rediscovered in Australia in 1994. This an...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
Flowering plants may have recruited dinosaurs long before birds or mammals, with hundreds of fossil fruits revealing an ancient seed-spreading strategyFossil discoveries in New Mexico reveal that flowering plants were producing large, animal-attracting fruits millions of years earlier than...
26 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
A common plant is doing something to water that has researchers completely puzzledScientists uncover hidden secret in plant: A common riverside plant, smooth horsetail, has baffled scientists with water inside its stems e...
25 Jun, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
'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
Four-winged dinosaur: Scientists just found a four-winged dinosaur in northwestern China, and it may be the predator that left behind piles of crushed bird bonesA remarkable discovery in China has unveiled Jianchangmaensis, a new four-limbed gliding dinosaur, potentially solving a 120-million-year-o...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Scientists explain how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs — the curious case of ‘living fossils’Crocodiles remarkably survived the dinosaur-ending asteroid impact due to their ability to endure long periods without food and their prese...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
From birth to adulthood, T. rex took 40 years growing into an eight-ton giant, and scientists think that long childhood helped it dominate the dinosaur worldNew research reveals Tyrannosaurus rex took longer to reach its massive size than previously thought, growing for about 40 years instead of...
23 Jun, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Did a casual stroll lead to one of archaeology's greatest finds? The truth behind the viral claimA viral claim about Ryszard Kapuscinski discovering early Homo skulls at Dmanisi in 1989 is debunked by scientific evidence. The site's sig...
23 Jun, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
India records over 5 lakh organ donation pledges: Union health ministryThe achievement underscores the increasing public recognition of organ donation as a profound act of humanity that offers hope and a second...
22 Jun, 2026, 09.19 PM IST
FIFA World Cup 2026: What is the ‘green whistle’? The device catching everyone's attentionCanadian footballer Ismaël Koné's use of the "green whistle" for pain relief during a World Cup match has sparked interest. This handheld i...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
For millions of years, this ancient fish was thought extinct since the age of the dinosaurs—until it was found alive in South Africa and changed science foreverA chance discovery in South Africa in 1938 unveiled a 'living fossil' – a fish thought extinct for 65 million years, since the age of dinos...
22 Jun, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
In 1950, peat cutters digging for fuel in Denmark uncovered a remarkably preserved body: It became Tollund Man and transformed the study of bog preservationIn 1950, Denmark's peat cutters made a groundbreaking discovery with the unearthing of Tollund Man, an Iron Age body in exceptional conditi...
21 Jun, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
In the 1920s, a paper company realized wartime wadding could work better on faces than on cold cream, and facial tissues entered daily lifeInitially crafted for elegant beauty routines to wipe away cold cream, facial tissues quickly transformed into a practical alternative to t...
14 Jun, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
In 2008, archaeologists lifting a skull from a wet pit in York found something soft inside, and the Heslington brain preserved a life from Iron Age BritainIn a remarkable archaeological breakthrough in York, England, researchers unearthed ancient brain tissue that has astonishingly remained in...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.33 PM IST