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Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human ...

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It's a known fact that women, on average, live longer than men do by about 5.4 years. A team of researchers writing for ...

The Sacramento Zoo is celebrating the first okapi birth in its nearly 100-year history. The zoo announced on Oct. 13 that a ...

As India's elephant heartland, these states play a crucial role. However, rapid development is impacting corridor ...

Meet the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which infests urban and residential areas, feeds primarily on humans and is a known spreader ...

The Indian wolf, a rare South Asian subspecies, has been officially classified as endangered in the latest IUCN Red List of ...

Countries worldwide has been celebrating World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) holidays since its launching in 2006 to encourage ...

Sri Lanka is an island with rich biodiversity and lush landscape, home to a remarkable fauna and flora. Yet, these natural ...

Senior banker Dr. Nimal Rathnayake tells The Sunday Island how Sri Lanka’s currency evolved from ancient Kahapanas to ...

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) hosted a special talk on ...