Ancient Roman roads were far more complex than their visible stone surfaces suggest. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons When we view the remains of the ancient Roman road today, what is typically presented to us is the huge, interlocking slabs of stone known as the pavimentum. This represents a powerful symbol of empire and its permanence,…
For a long time, scientists believed that only amphibians like salamanders could regrow complex limbs. But then came some groundbreaking findings from Texas A&M University. Researchers there discovered that mammals also have hidden regenerative abilities. They used a sequential two-protein signalling protocol to bypass the usual scarring in mice, which led to the formation of…
From a small rural hut in India to invitations to high-level NASA-linked programmes, Dr Anand Megalingam’s journey does not feel like a straight academic success story. It feels more like something stitched together through setbacks, sudden turns, and long stretches of uncertainty. A tractor driver’s son who once walked kilometres to school, later dropping out…
Sometimes discoveries do not begin with certainty, but with confusion. That was exactly the case when US astronomer James Christy was reviewing photographic plates of Pluto at the US Naval Observatory. He was not actively searching for anything new at the time and was reportedly preparing for personal plans, which makes what followed feel almost…
What began as an ordinary walk with a dog through the countryside of southern France turned into one of the country’s most remarkable dinosaur discoveries in recent years. In 2022, French palaeontology enthusiast Damien Boschetto was walking near the village of Montouliers in the Hérault region when he noticed strange bones protruding from a cliffside…
When people imagine the earliest human tools, they usually picture weapons. Stone handaxes, sharpened spears and heavy clubs have long dominated both archaeology textbooks and popular culture, reinforcing the idea that survival in prehistoric life depended mainly on hunting and violence. But some researchers now believe one of humanity’s most transformative early inventions may have…
Charles Babbage (Image: Wikipedia) The history of science and technology often features brilliant inventors whose ideas change the world forever. But every major invention is followed by people improving, applying, and expanding those ideas across industries and societies. One of the most meaningful quotes from pioneering mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage beautifully captures this deeper…
For centuries, ships carrying merchants, soldiers and explorers passed through the narrow waters linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Many never made it out. Now, archaeologists working in southern Spain have uncovered what may be one of the largest underwater archaeological concentrations in the western Mediterranean: a vast ship graveyard hidden beneath the…
Archaeological excavations at Hisarlik in Turkey reveal that Troy was not a single city but a series of nine distinct settlements built over millennia. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons The idea of Troy brings to mind only one thing: massive limestone walls, an extended war period of ten years, and an immense horse abandoned outside the…
Eight-year-old Dor Wolynitz with the over 1,700-year-old statuette fragment he found in the Ramon Crater area, May 11, 2026. Image Credit: Akiva Goldenhersch/Israel Antiquities Authority An excursion with the family through the rugged beauty of Ramon Crater is usually about amazing views and the quiet of the desert. For 8-year-old Dor Wolynitz, the experience turned…
