Sun 29 January 2023: Princess Diana’s renowned purple velvet gown was auctioned off on Friday and brought nearly $600,000. The dress was the most costly royal gown to be auctioned off after selling for more than five times the pre-estimated amount. Sotheby’s in New York organized the sale. The Princess of Wales wore the gown […]
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Mon 23 January 2023: We all like watching dogs wag their tails, which are thought to indicate happiness or excitement. But the real function of a dog’s tail is still a mystery to scientists and dog lovers. An international team conducted extensive investigation on the subject and they concluded that the tail cannot wag the […]
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Sun 22 January 2023: Science provides an explanation that why chocolate feels so good to eat, with a near universal acceptance. A team of researchers in England analysed the physical process that takes place when chocolate breaks down in the mouth. So why chocolate tastes delicious? It was found that the breakdown of fat constituents […]
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Thu 19 January 2023: In Norway, archaeologists discovered a flat, square block of a brownish runestone, which they claim to be the world’s oldest due to its over 2,000-year-old inscriptions. The stone measures 31 by 32 cm in size (12.2 inches by 12.3 inches). According to the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, this runestone […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: French nun Lucile Randon, the world’s oldest person, passed away at the age of 118. At the nursing home where she resided, Randon passed away on Tuesday while sleeping. When she became a nun in 1944, she adopted the name Sister Andre. “There is great sadness but … it was her […]
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Tue 03 January 2023: An ancient wooden sarcophagus known as the “Green Coffin” has been returned to Egypt from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences in the United States, after US authorities determined it was looted years ago. The repatriation is part of Egyptian government efforts to stop the trafficking of its stolen antiquities. In 2021, […]
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Tue 20 December 2022: A rare two-headed turtle found in Turkiye’s southern province of Antalya has been taken under protection in a vet clinic When the imam in Antalya’s Serik district looked carefully at the turtle he saw in the field, he could not believe his eyes. Because the baby turtle was double-headed SOURCE: INDEPENDENT […]
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Sat 03 December 2022: The Seychelles gigantic tortoise Jonathan is celebrating this weekend as he gets ready to celebrate his 190th birthday on Sunday on Saint Helena, where he has lived since 1822 and where Napoleon, the vanquished French emperor, passed away a year earlier. Jonathan gained notoriety and earned a spot in the Guinness […]
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Wed 09 November 2022: As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artefacts like old warships, an ancient city and human remains have emerged. This story is part of “Climate artefacts”, a mini-series telling the stories behind the people, places and objects that have been discovered due […]
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Fri 28 October 2022: Archaeologists have found earthen offering vessels and chambers from the late Roman era in southern Turkey while excavating the ancient city of Antiocheia, the dig’s director announced on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported. A 12-person team under the direction of the regional archeological museum began excavations near the Church of St. Pierre, […]
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