Everything you need to know about Museum Road: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Museum Road: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, May 3 (ANI): Revered soul guitarist, Charles 'Skip' Pitts, died on Tuesday in Memphis after a long struggle with cancer. He was 65.
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS/EFE) Victor Hugo Zayas is a Mexican painter and sculptor who uses guns recovered by the city of Los Angeles' Gun Buyback Initiative to create works that he exhibits in California.
Liverpool (UK), May 1 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that mice and rats have evolved to gnaw with their front teeth and chew with their back teeth more successfully than rodents that 'specialise' in one or other of these biting mechanisms. Research has already shown that rats and mice can both chew and gnaw, whereas other rodents, such as squirrels, specialise in gnawing, and some, like guinea pigs, specialise in chewing.
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London, Apr 27 (ANI): Ricky Martin is set to host a fundraising event for Barack Obama to thank the US President for his support of gay rights.
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The US Monday unveiled new sanctions against Iran and Syria for using "technologies to monitor and target citizens for violence".
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Victoria Beckham, who made a stunning appearance on the red carpet as she unveiled her new Range Rover Evoque, could be seen in a number of sultry poses in arty advertising for her custom-designed vehicle.
Washington, April 21 (ANI): An Italian Egyptologist has rediscovered a sculpture of Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, the offspring of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, at the Egyptian museum in Cairo.
Ottawa (Canada), April 20 (Xinhua-ANI): China and Canada agreed Thursday to further deepen ties by improving cultural understanding between the two peoples through exchanges.
Washington, April 20 (IANS) US space agency NASA transferred Thursday space shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, where it will go on permanent display.
Miami, April 20 (IANS/EFE) A Jewish family who this week recovered a 16th century painting stolen by the Nazis during World War II announced Thursday that they are putting the piece up for sale.
Beijing, April 19 (IANS) An exhibition on the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp of the Nazis opened in China's Shanghai city Thursday.
Shanghai, April 19 (Xinhua-ANI): A concentration camp exhibition showcasing World War II-era crimes committed by Nazi forces opened in Shanghai on Thursday.
New York, Apr 19 (ANI): Angelina Jolie shed a few tears of happiness when Brad Pitt finally popped the question after seven years together, a source has revealed.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The 19th century paintings of Kalighat in West Bengal mirrored a phase of socio-political transition when the feudal Bengali gentry was opening up to European influences under pressure from the East India Company.
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Brad Pitt reportedly proposed to Angelina on Christmas, but the couple chose to keep it under wraps until the press hullabaloo over Jolie's directorial debut, 'In the Land of Blood and Honey' had died down.
Stockholm, Apr 18 (ANI): Sweden's Culture Minister landed in controversy after she cut a cake which was designed like an African tribal woman.
Colombo, April 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka's national museum which was robbed a month ago is to be re-opened soon under tight security, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Sydney, April 14 (IANS) Over 3,000 personal items - mostly wallets, photos and wristwatches - that were stripped from prisoners on their way to Nazi concentration camps in Germany will now be displayed at a Jewish museum here in Australia.
Washington, Apr 14 (ANI): Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight has revealed that he is very happy about news of his daughter being engaged to her long time partner Brad Pitt.
Beau Brad Pitt offered valuable advices to the jeweler, who designed the engagement ring for Angelina Jolie.
Los Angeles, Apr 14 (ANI): The jeweller, who made Angelina Jolie's engagement ring, designed the piece with inputs from Brad Pitt.
London, Apr 14 (ANI): Brad Pitt's manager has confirmed that the famous celebrity couple are engaged, after the actress was photographed wearing a large diamond ring on her engagement finger.
London, April 12 (ANI): The famed Paris museum Louvre is getting modernised by going visual with new electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo.
London, April 12 (IANS) Dinosaurs ruled over a world of fire and brimstone, ignited by lightning and high oxygen levels during the Cretaceous period, between 145 million and 65 million years ago, says a study.
Washington, April 12 (ANI): Duck-billed dinosaurs that lived within Arctic latitudes approximately 70 million years ago likely endured long, dark polar winters instead of migrating to more southern latitudes, researchers have revealed.
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Red Hot Chilli Peppers will reportedly perform a free concert for people working on Barack Obama's re-election campaign in Ohio.
Bogota, April 11 (IANS/EFE) One of the whiskers on the giant "El Gato" (The Cat) statue donated by painter and sculptor Fernando Botero to his native Medellin has been stolen, an official in the Colombian city told EFE.
London, Apr 6 (ANI): Carla Bruni has revealed that she often disguises herself in order to travel unrecognised.
London, Apr 5 (ANI): A dress, which is made of a special fabric and turns transparent when the wearer becomes aroused, may soon be seen on the high street.
Paris, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Christie's has sold a group of more than 400 books, paintings, letters and other items from personal collections of French writer Victor Hugo and his descendants for 3.2 million euros ($4.2 million), the auction house said in a media communique.
London, April 3 (ANI): Dinosaurs must have lived in water, as they were too big and heavy to support themselves on dry land, a scientist has claimed.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Researchers have found the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors in South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave.
New York, April 2 (IANS) A previously unrecorded work by the master Indian artist Bagta fetched a record $302,500 at the Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art auction here last month
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Neanderthals in Western Europe started disappearing long before Homo sapiens arrived on the scene, a new study has found.
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has claimed that he has located the long-submerged F-1 engines that blasted the Apollo 11 Moon mission into space.
London, March 24 (ANI): The last known population of woolly mammoths did not "inevitably" die out because of inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity, but it was more likely that human activity or environmental factors killed off the healthy creatures, a new study has suggested.
London, March 24 (ANI): The last known population of woolly mammoths did not "inevitably" die out because of inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity, but it was more likely that human activity or environmental factors killed off the healthy creatures, a new study has suggested.
London, March 23 (IANS) More than 30,000 silver Roman coins have been found by archaeologists at the site of a new city-centre hotel in Britain.
London, Mar 23 (ANI): More than 30,000 silver coins have reportedly been unearthed during an archaeological dig in Bath.
London, March 22 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley seems to be giving fashion tips to Shane Warne's 13-year-old daughter Brooke.
London, March 22 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley seems to be giving fashion tips to Shane Warne's 13-year-old daughter Brooke.
London, Mar 21 (ANI): A still life painting that was once believed to be the work of an anonymous artist has been discovered to be that of Dutch impressionist Vincent Van Gogh.
London, Mar 21 (ANI): A still life painting that was once believed to be the work of an anonymous artist has been discovered to be that of Dutch impressionist Vincent Van Gogh.
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have named two new horned dinosaur species based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canada.
London, Mar 13 (ANI): Richard Nixon's love letters to his wife Patricia Ryan, whom called his 'Irish Gypsy', will go on public display this week.
London, Mar 13 (ANI): Richard Nixon's love letters to his wife Patricia Ryan, whom called his 'Irish Gypsy', will go on public display this week.
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have named two new horned dinosaur species based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canada.
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): The colour and detailed feather pattern of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 130 million years ago, has been revealed by a team of American and Chinese researchers.
Washington, March 7 (ANI): A bone from a pterosaur - giant flying reptile or 'pterodactyl' - has been discovered in the gut of the skeletal remains of a Velociraptor (small predatory theropod dinosaur) that lived in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia some 75 million years ago.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Philippines has confirmed the recovery of an 18th century Chinese Merchant Vessel in the Roxas City sea in Central Philippines.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Philippines has confirmed the recovery of an 18th century Chinese Merchant Vessel in the Roxas City sea in Central Philippines.
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): An exhibition on Albert Einstein was opened in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei province, on Friday.
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): An exhibition on Albert Einstein was opened in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei province, on Friday.
London, Mar 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have rejected claims that Triceratops and the lesser-known Torosaurus are one and the same type of dinosaur.
London, Mar 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have rejected claims that Triceratops and the lesser-known Torosaurus are one and the same type of dinosaur.
London, March1 (ANI): An international team, who previously found evidence of the Earth's earliest tree, has made another feat.
London, March1 (ANI): An international team, who previously found evidence of the Earth's earliest tree, has made another feat.
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): An international team of researchers, studying ancient DNA, have suggested that most Neanderthals in Europe already were largely extinct 50,000 years ago - long before modern humans first arrived in the continent.
London, Feb 25 (ANI): A recently re-discovered secret Bible in which Jesus is believed to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth has sparked serious interest from the Vatican.
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Direct evidence has been discovered about how mammals' sizes respond to rise in temperatures.
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Direct evidence has been discovered about how mammals' sizes respond to rise in temperatures.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered some ancient footprints in the Arabian Desert dating back to over seven million years, which they believe could be the world's oldest elephant tracks.
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered some ancient footprints in the Arabian Desert dating back to over seven million years, which they believe could be the world's oldest elephant tracks.
London, Feb 22 (ANI): New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft have revealed that the moon's crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface.
London, Feb 22 (ANI): New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft have revealed that the moon's crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface.
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): The Porsche 928 which Tom Cruise drove in 'Risky Business' has been sold for 49,000 dollars by a Beverly Hills car dealer.
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Paleontologists have discovered that the prehistoric flying reptile, pterosaur, had massive, curved teeth, which they used to catch fish and also possibly to scare off others.
Male, Feb.13 (ANI): Maldivians have reportedly expressed alarm over the destruction of several historical and priceless Buddhist artifacts on exhibit at the country's National Museum.
London, Feb 4 (ANI): One of Cezanne's best-loved paintings has been sold for 160 million pounds, which is the highest price ever paid for a work of art.
London, Feb 4 (ANI): One of Cezanne's best-loved paintings has been sold for 160 million pounds, which is the highest price ever paid for a work of art.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): John Travolta is donating an airplane to a museum in Georgia in honour of his late son, Jett.
Washington, Feb 3 (ANI): John Travolta is donating an airplane to a museum in Georgia in honour of his late son, Jett.
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new species of prehistoric crocodile dating to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago, has been discovered by a University of Missouri researcher.
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new species of prehistoric crocodile dating to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago, has been discovered by a University of Missouri researcher.
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): The famous mouth-shaped urinals at a Rolling Stones memorabilia museum in Germany have raised hackles among the women there who find them demeaning.
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): The famous mouth-shaped urinals at a Rolling Stones memorabilia museum in Germany have raised hackles among the women there who find them demeaning.
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): An ex-Marine who caused a terror scare at the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery last summer, has pleaded guilty to firing shots at military buildings in the Washington, D.C. area.
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): An ex-Marine who caused a terror scare at the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery last summer, has pleaded guilty to firing shots at military buildings in the Washington, D.C. area.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee would be leaving for a two-day official visit to Chicago, US, on Saturday during which he is expected to hold discussions with business leaders of the corporate world.
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): Scientists have used accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of the material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other forms of art.
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): Scientists have used accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of the material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other forms of art.
London, Jan.19 (ANI): Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of ageism after branding a veteran Labour MP a "dinosaur".
London, Jan.19 (ANI): Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of ageism after branding a veteran Labour MP a "dinosaur".
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Prestigious Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam recently conducted an X-ray of its thousand-year-old monumental Shiva-Nataraja statue as a part of research and was surprised to know that it was cast in solid bronze.
Melbourne, Jan 17 (ANI): The world's most famous secret agent turns 50 this year and celebrating this, a collection of 50 vehicles from the James Bond films has gone on show in England.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Prestigious Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam recently conducted an X-ray of its thousand-year-old monumental Shiva-Nataraja statue as a part of research and was surprised to know that it was cast in solid bronze.
Melbourne, Jan 17 (ANI): The world's most famous secret agent turns 50 this year and celebrating this, a collection of 50 vehicles from the James Bond films has gone on show in England.
