A 95-million-year-old Sauropod skull discovered in Australia
Fossil from fourth-ever discovered specimen of a titanosaur may reinforce theory that dinosaurs traveled between South America and Australia.
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40,000-year-old star maps with sophisticated knowledge of modern astronomy
In 2008, a scientific study revealed an astonishing fact about the palaeolithic humans ― a number cave paintings, some of which were as old as 40,000 years, were actually products…
The 2-billion-year-old nuclear reactors in Africa baffle researchers!
Reactions similar to those inside the power plants in the modern era arose spontaneously around 2 billion years ago in the Oklo region of Gabon, Africa.
A 31,000-year-old skeleton showing the earliest known complex surgery could rewrite history!
The discovery implies that early people had mastered complex surgical procedures, having detailed knowledge of anatomy beyond our imagination.
Syphilis in Tuskegee and Guatemala: The cruelest human experiments in history
This is the story of an American medical research project that lasted from 1946 to 1948 and is known for its unethical experimentation on vulnerable human populations in Guatemala. Scientists who infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhoea as part of the study knew very well they were violating ethical rules.
Phineas Gage — the man who lived after his brain was impaled with an iron rod!
Have you ever heard of Phineas Gage? A fascinating case, almost 200 years ago, this man suffered an accident at work that changed the course of neuroscience. Phineas Gage lived…
Did Li Ching-Yuen “the longest lived man” really live for 256 years?
Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun was a man of Huijiang County, Sichuan Province, said to be a Chinese herbal medicine expert, martial artist and tactical advisor. He once claimed to…
Unravelling the mysterious origin of Adam’s Bridge – Ram Setu
The Adam's Bridge was once walkable in the 15th century, but in latter years, the entire channel gradually sank deeper into the ocean.
The largest insect ever existed was a giant ‘dragonfly’
Meganeuropsis permiana is an extinct species of insect that lived during the Carboniferous period. It is known for being the largest flying insect that ever existed.
Bondo ape – the mystery of the ferocious ‘lion-eating’ chimps of Congo
The Bondo apes are an isolated population of chimps from the Bili forest in Democratic Republic of Congo.
