The discovery of a large deposit of high-grade gold at the site known as Maria Geralda, located in the southeastern region of Suriname, has been made by a team of geologists. The drill results at the site yielded an intercept of 22.5 metres at 11.88 grams of gold per tonne as reported by Founders Metals….
The world identifies countries based on their coastlines or proximity to oceans. But in some cases, countries have no proximity to the ocean at all, and such countries are called landlocked countries. In simpler words, countries with no access to the ocean are termed landlocked countries. There are about 32 landlocked developing countries as listed…
Denmark rail accident: Two trains collide head-on near Copenhagen, several injured Two trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring several passengers and triggering a major emergency response.The accident occurred about 40 km north of Copenhagen on a railway line connecting the towns of Hillerod and Kagerup, police said in a statement.Emergency services confirmed that…
Do you ever find yourself pondering the volume of the sun? On the surface, it seems like a rather odd thing to think about because space doesn’t produce any sound waves that we can hear. However, there’s actually quite a bit of evidence that shows the sun isn’t as silent as one might expect. Studies…
Screengrab from video shared by Iran media The Iranian government has released a footage purportedly documenting the seizure of a commercial container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.The video, shared by state-affiliated media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, shows armed members of the Iranian military, wearing masks, scaling the hull of the cargo vessel to…
Leonardo da Vinci was sketching the human body long before modern medicine even existed. One of his more curious drawings focused on the inside of the human heart, something most people barely understood back then. Reports suggest the 500-year-old structure has long puzzled scientists, but they now think they understand what Da Vinci was looking…
Beneath the surface of the North Sea, a long-hidden prehistoric forest has been found, revealing many new possibilities for the environment and climate of ancient Europe. By using sediment collected from ancient sites to collect and analyse ancient DNA (sedaDNA), researchers have shown that there were lush, living forests made up of oak, elm and…
A South Korean fighter pilot has been ordered to pay 88 million won (about $59,200) in damages after causing a mid-air collision around 5 years back while attempting to film himself during a training flight, according to an official report released Wednesday.The incident, which occurred in 2021, involved a pilot flying an F-15K who was…
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil (File pic) A Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Rescue teams recovered her body hours after the attack amid continued hostilities linked to the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict.The reporter, Amal Khalil of Al-Akhbar, had taken shelter in a house in the village of al-Tiri while…
US Navy secretary John Phelan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, marking the first departure of a military service chief during Donald Trump’s second term and the latest in a series of leadership changes at the department of defense.Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the move, saying Phelan was “departing the…