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Does E20 petrol attract ants due to sugar residue? Here's what you need to know- 14,400 years ago, five people and a canid entered an Italian cave using pine twigs for light
- In 1980, a physicist studying a thin clay layer found an iridium spike, and it wasn’t just trace metal: It became one of the biggest clues behind the dinosaurs’ extinction
- In 1983, Kary Mullis imagined copying DNA while driving through California at night: the idea transformed modern genetics foreverWhile cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...17 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
- A fossil reanalysis just blew up everything we thought we knew about the origins of animal lifeA new fossil study from Brazil is reshaping scientific discussions about the earliest forms of life on Earth. Researchers reexamined micros...13 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
- Floodwaters tore through Central Texas and revealed 15 hidden treasures buried in the ground for over 100 million yearsA recent flood in Central Texas unearthed ancient dinosaur footprints, estimated to be 110-115 million years old, along Sandy Creek. These ...12 May, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
- Scientists thought this ancient ice sheet was stable until buried fossils revealed a lost forest beneath AntarcticaScientists discovered fossils revealing Antarctica was once a swampy temperate rainforest. This ancient forest existed around 90 million ye...11 May, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
- Found Tiny White Balls in Mulch? Here’s Why Experts Say Don’t Touch Them YetUnusual white, soft objects in mulch may not be snake eggs, as many backyard creatures leave similar traces. Reptile eggs, unlike bird eggs...09 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
- The Dinosaur Everyone Thought Was Lonely May Have Had Friends After AllNew fossil footprints are challenging the long-held image of Stegosaurus as a solitary creature. A 2024 study reveals trackways suggesting ...09 May, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
- 88% ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastic: PolyCycl’s bet on turning waste into valueIndia's plastic waste problem is being tackled by PolyCycl's innovative chemical recycling. The technology transforms difficult-to-recycle ...01 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
- The AI analyzed 1,974 unclassified tracks and raised some very troubling questions about the “bird tracks”New research uses artificial intelligence to analyze ancient footprints. This study suggests bird-like relatives may have existed millions ...29 Apr, 2026, 10.38 AM IST
- Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn’t BeFossilized human footprints discovered in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, dating back 115,000 years, challenge traditional migration theories....28 Apr, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- Giant octopus fossil proves Kraken was real? Sea monster bigger than most dinosaurs lived 100 million years ago: StudyGiant octopus fossil: A new study published in Science reveals that giant octopus-like creatures up to 19 metres long lived as apex predato...25 Apr, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
- From Dirt to Discovery: How Cave Sediments Are Revealing Ice Age Species Without BonesResearchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...09 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
- Inside the Discovery of a Rare “Living Fossil” From the Age of DinosaursA remarkable fossil discovery in Inner Mongolia reveals Weichangiops squamosus, an ancient crustacean. This find, over 100 million years ol...06 Apr, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
- What a Small Hole in Greenland Rock Reveals About Life 210 Million Years AgoAncient lungfish burrows, discovered in Greenland and dating back 210 million years, reveal a surprising picture of Late Triassic climate. ...03 Apr, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
- How we came to be: Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animalsNew fossils discovered in China’s Yunnan province show that complex animal life began millions of years earlier than previously thought, du...03 Apr, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
- Ancient Fossils in China Reveal What Life Looked Like 550 Million Years AgoAncient rocks in Henan Province hold a significant paleontological secret. Fossils of the Dongpo Biota, dating back 550 million years, reve...28 Mar, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
- Scientists Say the Most Powerful Fossils Aren’t Bones They’re Footprints Frozen in TimeFossilized footprints, not bones, offer profound insights into ancient life, revealing movement, social behaviors, and even courtship ritua...20 Feb, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
- NASA Rover's images similar to trace fossils on Mars: ScientistsLondon, Jan 6 (IANS) NASA's Curosity Rover have revealed impressions that look "remarkably similar" to trace fossils on Mars, scientists, i...06 Jan, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
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