Harvard University. (AP Photo used for representation) Harvard University has agreed to pay a $53 million (around Rs 507 crore) settlement to resolve lawsuits filed by families whose loved ones’ bodies were allegedly mishandled and body parts stolen from its medical school morgue.The settlement comes after Harvard Medical School’s former morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, pleaded…

Before it was a wildlife sanctuary, it was a woman’s abode. Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre land area off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Named after the woman who used to live there, it was sold off to another who donated it to become a wildlife sanctuary, as per a report…

Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual ritual well at Kainua, an ancient Etruscan city near Marzabotto in northern Italy, offering new insights into the rituals surrounding its foundation. The remarkable discovery was first made during the University of Bologna’s 39th excavation campaign in the city’s sacred urban area, dedicated to the goddess Uni. At the bottom…

Rhinocyllus conicus (Image Credit: Canva) A biological control programme launched in the United States more than five decades ago has become a cautionary example of how attempts to manage invasive species can produce unexpected ecological consequences. According to a USDA Forest Service assessment of invasive species in the Southwest, the thistle seedhead weevil (Rhinocyllus conicus)…