Gregory XIII: How religious need spurred the reformist pope to recalculate time 440 years ago
The early arrival of Easter because of the long Julian Calendar necessitated the formation of a new calendar
Aflatoon and the Avars: How modern science helped solve two historical mysteries
While modern imaging techniques helped point out Greek philosopher Plato’s exact resting place, genomics have revealed the social …
Shipwrecks can teach us a lot. But the submersible incident is a warning: Experts to DTE
The shipwreck tourism industry in India is still very small and elite; but this could change
Cryptozoology is not a quest for animals but for monsters: Peter Dendle
Professor of English and expert on folklore at Penn State Mont Alto tells Down To Earth that cryptozoology is not going anywhere as there is a …
How did the Red Sea part in Exodus? Medicane, storm surge, Rossby waves, suggests UK study
Whether a miraculous act of God or due to some of the unlikely, coincidental phenomena discussed in this paper, the chance of ‘parting’…
Maths, physics not compulsory to study engineering: Experts differ with AICTE
Some are critical, while others believe the idea is not a bad one
Analysis of tooth found in Laos proves that the Denisovans did exist beyond Siberia
Denisovans were first identified in a Siberian cave; but their genes existed in several Asian and Oceanic groups, thus intriguing scientists
‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’
In a week when India created history with Chandrayaan-3, Down To Earth spoke to biologist Jyotsna Dhawan, daughter of the late Dr Satish Dhawan, …
Andhra’s 247,000 year old cache: Who had such advanced stone tools?
A study adds to evidence that modern humans may not have necessarily introduced advanced stone tools to India
No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants
Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …
The Japanese archipelago now has double the islands from 1987; here is why
Digitalisation, inclusion of lake and riverine islands and the 2011 Tohoku quake, all could be reasons
The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans
Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …