Here’s how you can now track your backyard across ancient Earth. Image credit – Gemini NASA’s viral interactive tool that spells out user names using real satellite images of Earth’s landscapes has already left the internet captivated. But have you ever wondered where your home or backyard was on Pangea over 300 million years ago?…
Divers found an unidentified vessel some 300 feet below the surface, its masts still standing and cabin intact, untouched for nearly two centuries. Image Credits: Google Gemini It started with a blip on a screen.In 2017, a fibre-optic cable survey team working in Lake Ontario spotted something strange: a large, unexplained shape sitting on the…
Africa may show us first what happens when a continent splits in two. Image credit – Gemini Africa appears to be relatively stable geologically. However, many forces are at play underneath the surface of the continent, resulting in its break-up. And scientists claim this is proceeding faster than expected. In millions of years, this process…
Meet the 400-year-old shark that might be older than America. Image credit – Wikimedia A shark that may be older than the United States generated massive interest in one of the most unique animals inhabiting our oceans. Shockingly, this theory has been backed by various experts who claim it may be accurate.As it turns out,…
Dreams can feel chaotic, vivid or strangely disconnected from reality, yet new research suggests they are far from random. A study from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca shows that dreams are shaped by a mix of personal traits, daily experiences and broader life events. Instead of simply replaying what happens during the day,…
A remarkable discovery at New South Wales’ Willandra Lakes unearthed Mungo Lady, revealing 42,000-year-old cremation rituals, predating ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons There is a sombre ambience about the Willandra Lakes of New South Wales. The landscape is dotted with dried-up lake beds, and it has the impressive formations known…
The Great Dish from the Mildenhall Treasure, weighing nearly 17 pounds of solid silver, is one of the most remarkable pieces of Roman craftsmanship ever found in Britain. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons It was 1942, the middle of World War II, and life in the English countryside had not slowed down. There were fields still…
Tablet 291, the world’s oldest known birthday invitation, written around 100 AD by Claudia Severa to her friend Sulpicia Lepidina. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Imagine yourself as an archaeologist digging through thick, black mud at a Roman fort in northern England, and you find what looks exactly like a handful of wet wood shavings. Most…
Why scorpions have metal in their stingers and claws. Image credit – Wikimedia Scorpions are always judged for their venom. Their distinctive curved tails and stingers make these species among the most recognisable predators in the animal world. For years, researchers have focused on the chemical properties of scorpion venoms. However, new studies demonstrate that…
Scientists scanned an Antarctic fossil and found clues to life before land animals. Image credit – Gemini Fish fossils from the Antarctic have been revealing a key stage in early animal evolution. Scientists are scanning the fossil for clues about life before the land animals. They claim that the discovery of Koharalepis jarviki can give…
