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Keezhadi excavation, Tamil Nadu: Here are some of the fascinating findings at one of India's most sensational archaeological projects.

The fossil was found by a team of officers of the Jaipur-based Western Region office of the Geological Survey of India (GSI).

An expert in gut microbiome, Professor Balamurugan Ramadass's research has revealed that Odisha's Pakhala (fermented rice, also known as Panta Bhat) contains a molecule known to improve gut health, boost immunity and treat malnutrition.

Wetlands usually have a very diverse ecosystem but they are relatively unexplored, she says. While exploring the wetlands, they stumbled upon a strain of bacteria with a unique property – eating plastics.

The ship, about 100-metres-long and 50-metres-wide, had sunk about 12 metres below the surface. Divers found remains of Indian spices, peppercorns and cowrie shells in it.

When you open the tap, the stream of water that hits the sink creates a very thin, fast-flowing, circular layer of water surrounded by a thicker, concentric ring of turbulent water.

In a report released by ISRO, a team of scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, recently discovered an exoplanet. How and why does it matter?

Discovered in the 1920s, the Indus Valley Civilisation is the oldest known civilisation in the world and shows abundant evidence of people living with their own scriptures, barter systems, baths and culture.

The discovery of a 200 year old shipwreck off the coast of Bheemunipatnam offers opportunities for tourism in the area!

Presumably dating back to 3,600 BC, the petroglyph in the Burzahama region of Kashmir may be an accurate depiction of a supernova explosion from the prehistoric times.