USS Colorado (BB-45). (Photo: Dyer Collection/Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 77074) As American forces moved to capture Tinian in the Mariana Islands during the Second World War, hidden Japanese coastal batteries opened fire on USS Colorado. The battleship was hit 22 times in quick succession, killing 43 crew members and wounding 198 others. Despite…

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman (L) with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka Monday DHAKA: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Monday raised the issue of the extradition of exiled Awami League leader and ex-PM Sheikh Hasina with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, emphasising that Dhaka was hopeful of a positive response, while cautioning India against “actions”…

A remarkable find in France reveals a 45,000-year-old Neanderthal quartz scraper that changes the narrative around these ancient beings. This tool, crafted from rare rock crystal, highlights that Neanderthals had an appreciation for aesthetics and craftsmanship, challenging the notion of them as mere primitive beings. The sophistication in its creation suggests a deeper cultural understanding…

Off the remote coast of Western Australia, roughly 1,200 miles north of Perth, an entire reef spends most of its life hidden underwater, only to rise dramatically out of the sea for a few hours each day. Known to Indigenous Australians as Yowjab and more widely as Montgomery Reef, the formation sits in the Kimberley…

Toronto gets its pygmy hippo calf on Sunday, born to 20-year-old mother Kindia. Toronto got its own Moo Deng as the Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf to 20-year-old Kindia. The birth took place on Sunday morning and the calf took her first steps within minutes of her birth….

Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation of endangered species. In 1955, wildlife officials in Hawaii released a meat-eating “cannibal” snail to control an invasive pest. But the plan went terribly wrong. Instead of eating the pest, the predator turned on the islands’ rare native tree snails,…