Ancient Treasures
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Scientists think they have discovered ancient dinosaur DNA – but there are reasons to be sceptical
It’s possible that the samples being studied actually came from modern microbes.
Michael J Benton, The Conversation
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Video: Could this flooded cave shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization?
This 347-km flooded cave was discovered in Mexico and it could uncover new insights into the ancient Maya civilization
Reuters
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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old human remains, animal bones in Mexican cave
The discovery could help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilisation.
Scroll Staff
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‘They want to be...pet parents’: Comedian Kusha Kapila on the Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor pregnancy
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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The arrest of an activist in Manipur has resurfaced ethnic tensions
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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Will the BJP’s Hindutva push unseat the dominance of the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu?
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Ancient bones could have come from man who inspired Santa Claus legend, says new study
Researchers have radiocarbon dated bones believed to be from Saint Nicholas and found it is from the 4th century AD – the time he reportedly died.
Scroll Staff
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Ancient Indian text shows the zero is 500 years older than previously thought, says study
The new manuscript predates the ninth-century inscription of the digit found on the wall of a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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What explains the backlash to the idea that Greek art inspired China’s Terracotta Army
Mitochondrial DNA tests on human remains from Xinjiang, suggested the presence of “Westerners” in China as early as the third century BC.
Johanna Hanink, The Conversation & Felipe Rojas Silva, The Conversation
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Watch: Municipal council office in Bhatkal, Karnataka removes Urdu sign from its board
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Watch: Three siblings from Kerala go viral for their cover version of Coke Studio hit ‘Pasoori’
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Eco India: How unchecked plastic pollution in our rivers is harming our ecosystems
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‘Essential healthcare’: ‘Stranger Things’ actor Maya Hawke talks about mother Uma Thurman’s abortion
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Watch: Devotees from around the world start arriving for haj in Mecca after two pandemic years