Tag: discovery

ON THIS DAY: Leif Erikson reaches Vinland (1000 AD)

On this Day October 9, 2025 at 16:52

More than 500 years before Columbus, Leif Erikson- son of Erik the Red- set foot on what he called Vinland, believed by most historians...

Skeleton of extinct hypercarnivore unearthed in Argentina

Life September 5, 2025 at 08:38

A predator with a taste for dinosaurs Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile prowled the humid freshwater floodplains...

ON THIS DAY: The discovery of the Venus de Milo

On this Day April 8, 2025 at 15:39

On the 8th of April, 1820, a young Greek farmer made an astonishing discovery. The farmer, named Yiorgos Kentrotas, was clearing stones on his...

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ON THIS DAY: Remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami (2004)

December 26, 2025 at 17:00

Gaza Christmas in war ruins

International December 26, 2025 at 16:00

After two years of Israeli bombardments, Gaza's remaining Christians...

Banksy unveils Christmas mural in London

Life December 26, 2025 at 15:00

Banksy posted a photo to Instagram confirming authorship of...

2025’s top science breakthroughs

Life December 26, 2025 at 10:00

Pig-to-human transplants advance January's fourth US pig kidney transplant to...

Boxing Day explained: How the day after Christmas took shape

Life December 26, 2025 at 09:30

What is Boxing Day? Boxing Day is observed on 26...