A panel of the mosaic depicts a dog named Ocean. Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household in what is now Turkey decorated the floor of its home with a detailed mosaic showing animals and mythological figures. Among them were a cat and a dog whose names were written beside their images. Archaeologists have now…
El Niño is wreaking havoc not only on humans and the climate, but also animals. From ferocious tigers to little waddling penguins, everyone has been bearing their souls with the heightening heat that remains undefeated and overpowering. Amidst this, researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins, snug red vests threaded…
Archaeologists have uncovered skeleton inside the jar at the ancient Roman colony of Deultum (Image Credit: Archaeologia Bulgarica via Live Science) More than 1,600 years ago, as violence swept through a Roman settlement in what is now Bulgaria, a man appears to have made a desperate attempt to survive. He climbed inside a huge ceramic…
As the world grapples with mounting waste and rising carbon emissions, a bridge project in New York is offering an unusual example of how something destined for a landfill can be given a second life. In June 2024, construction began on a $21.2 million project in the Village of Whitney Point, where New York is…
Calgary police have released photos of 15 Indian-origin charged in a series of extortion/Image: Calgary police/ Enhanced by AI Canadian police have released photographs of 15 men charged over a series of extortion investigations that allegedly targeted members of the city’s South Asian community.The Calgary Police Service said 16 people have been charged with a…
Austin Newsom’s quiet life in Louisa County, Virginia, changed after Amazon began building a huge data centre next to his property. Newsom lives with his wife in a three-bedroom house on Jefferson Highway. His boat repair and detailing business, Central VA Marine, also operates from the property. He says the construction has brought constant noise,…
File Photo: Visitors look at works by Auguste Renoir (Representative Image) Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday and stole four artworks valued at around €9 million (approx Rs 98 crore), according to the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer.The suspects were spotted on the town’s surveillance…
As Miss Mississippi’s Teen, Sullivan planned to use her platform to support families affected by autism. Madalyn Sullivan, Miss Mississippi’s Teen and an Oxford native, has finished as first runner-up at Miss America’s Teen. The high school student reached the national stage after years of advocating for autism acceptance, inspired by her sister, and using…
Photo credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Two miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California, in a world of near total darkness and crushing pressure, a remotely operated vehicle glided silently through the water. Its cameras were scanning the deep for the strange and the seldom-seen when something extraordinary…
Drones and ballistic missiles at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait and Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia. (GIF: @theinformant_x) Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on September 8 that they had launched missiles and drones at Abha International Airport, King Khalid air base and Aramco facilities in Abha and Jizan.“Yemeni drones and missiles pound…
