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2,000-year-old Roman gold mine found buried beneath a Spanish mountain reveals how ancient engineers moved millions of tonnes of earth | World News

For decades, archaeologists suspected that a strange landscape hidden in the Spanish Pyrenees was more than a product of nature. Deep trenches, artificial ravines and enormous excavated areas hinted at a forgotten human story buried beneath the mountains. Now, researchers have confirmed that the site, known as Guilleteres d’All in northeastern Spain, was once a […]

10 darkest regions on Earth where you can get the clearest views of planets, stars and the Milky Way | World News

In a world increasingly illuminated by artificial light, truly dark skies have become a rare treasure. According to researchers, more than 80% of the global population now lives under light-polluted skies, making it difficult to see anything beyond the brightest stars from many urban areas. Yet a handful of remote deserts, mountains, forests and protected […]

NASA’s James Webb Telescope found a Saturn-sized planet with Earth-like temperatures and a methane-rich atmosphere |

Somewhere between the scorching extremes of hot Jupiters and the frozen depths of gas giants like Saturn lies a planet that astronomers have spent years looking for and struggling to study: a temperate giant, large enough to qualify as a gas world but sitting in a temperature range that, by the standards of the universe, […]

Meet the plastic fighters: Three Indian teens win the Earth Prize for creating a tamarind solution that removes microplastics from water |

What began as a question about polluted drinking water has now turned three Indian teenagers into internationally recognised young innovators. Sixteen-year-olds Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta have been named the Asia winners of The Earth Prize 2026 for creating ‘Plas-Stick’, a biodegradable solution which removes microplastics from water using powdered tamarind seeds. Inspired […]

Earth Mother Considers Humanity One Family: PM Modi

New Delhi, May 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit verse on the social media platform ‘X’ on Tuesday, emphasizing the concept of Earth Mother. He stated that Earth Mother considers all of humanity as one family, viewing the entire world as a home where every culture holds its significance and respect. In his […]

The trillion-dollar asteroid: NASA is chasing an asteroid that contains more gold than exists on Earth

Somewhere between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, a giant metallic world drifts silently through deep space. Unlike ordinary rocky asteroids, 16 Psyche has captured global attention because scientists believe it may contain enormous quantities of valuable metals, including iron, nickel, platinum, and possibly more gold than has ever been mined on Earth. The asteroid’s […]

Rare ‘Earth Mango’ found in Kerala: The hidden fungus locals call Nilamanga has returned again |

A strange underground discovery in Kerala’s Palakkad district has suddenly drawn attention from scientists, biodiversity researchers, and even people interested in traditional medicine. In the village of Karakurussi, a farmer digging land for cultivation reportedly uncovered several unusual mushroom-like structures hidden beneath the soil. At first glance, they did not look especially remarkable. Yet researchers […]

Satellite data reveal Earth is getting brighter at night: Major regions include sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia |

Go out at night when the sky is clear and take a look around more often than not, you’ll see fewer stars than your grandparents did when they were young. And this isn’t just an illusion; satellite measurements now show that the Earth is becoming increasingly bright at night, thanks to the rapid proliferation of […]

Taste the soil: London’s Museum of Edible Earth invites visitors to eat dirt from around the world | World News

At first glance, it sounds like a stunt, but in central London, visitors are being invited to do something surprisingly rooted in human history: taste soil. The Museum of Edible Earth, currently on display at Somerset House, brings together edible earth samples from across the globe and turns them into a sensory, educational experience. Far […]

NASA tracks ‘house-sized’ Asteroid 2026 GD passing 156,000 miles from Earth: Why scientists are watching closely and potential threat |

This “house-sized asteroid” is going to come within proximity of Earth on April 9. Named Asteroid 2026 GD, it is said to come past at an altitude lower than that of the Moon. On the surface, that may seem quite alarming. Well, it does in most cases because when we talk about distances in space […]