1,500-year-old child burial unearthed in Peru with whistles, a rattle and a striking sculptural vessel, archaeologists uncover clues to an ancient civilisation’s rituals

Huacas de Moche (Image Credit: Canva) Archaeologists working at the Huacas de Moche Archaeological Complex in northern Peru have uncovered the burial of an infant estimated to be about 1,500 years old. The child, approximately 1.5 years old, was buried with a funerary assemblage that included two whistles, a rattle and a sculptural vessel. Researchers…

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In 1906, Quaker industrialist William Bancroft began buying land outside Wilmington to keep it open for the public; more than a century later, 1,359 acres became the largest unit of First State National Historical Park

The Brandywine Valley unit now covers 1,359 acres along the border of Delaware and Pennsylvania. (NPS photos) In 1906, industrialist William Poole Bancroft began buying land in Delaware’s Brandywine Valley to hold it in reserve for the health and well-being of the public. More than a century later, 1,359 acres of that land became the…

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An Oregon high-school junior remembered feeling lost during her first research internship, so she built a free student-led platform to help other teens find mentors and publish research

Riya Velhal, Founder & President of StratScholar (Image Credit: StratScholar) For many high-school students, becoming interested in research is easier than figuring out how to actually begin. Finding a mentor, understanding research methods, and knowing how to publish or share completed work can be difficult without the right guidance. Riya Velhal, an Oregon high-school junior,…

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US embassies across the world to visa applicants: Your visa application is on hold as our consular officers need to be …

Immigrant visa applicants across the world have been told that their applications are on hold as the Trump administration has launched a global training initiative for consular officers. According to a report by Financial Times, the scheduled interviews at US embassies and consulates are now being rescheduled and the applicants are also receiving notices that…

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‘Hijab on their heads, not minds’: Owaisi calls Allahabad HC ruling ‘attack on Islam’ | India News

The remarks came after a division bench of Justices JJ Munir and Indrajit Shukla dismissed the student’s petition challenging the school’s refusal to allow her to wear a scarf over her uniform. NEW DELHI: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday criticised the Allahabad High Court’s dismissal of a minor student’s petition seeking permission to wear…

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In 2025, 11-year-old Touren Pope spotted a fossil exposed on the ground in Wyoming; it turned out to be a nearly complete 48-million-year-old turtle shell, and he was allowed to name it

11-year-old Touren Pope finds 48-million-year-old turtle fossil in WyomingPhoto credit: Craig Thomas, BLM Rock Springs Field Office What began as a routine family rock-hounding trip in southwest Wyoming turned into a paleontological headline when 11-year-old Touren Pope noticed something unusual poking out of the ground. What he’d spotted was the fossilized shell of a softshell…

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Akash to Pralay: Why private missile manufacturing could be a game changer for India’s defence readiness

An advanced light helicopter, Rudra, fires the Helina anti-tank guided missile. (Image credit: DRDO) In a landmark push toward expanding self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the Centre has approved the transfer of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed technologies for all conventional missile systems to the Indian private industry. This has marked one of the most…

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