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17,000-Year-Old DNA of Ice Age Infant Reveals Dark Skin, Blue Eyes
Analysis of a 17,000-year-old infant’s remains from southern Italy sheds light on Ice Age ancestry and health. The infant, found in a Puglian cave, was likely around a year old at death and had distinctive traits—brown skin, blue eyes, and curly dark hair. His genome links him to Europe’s Villabruna lineage, suggesting their presence in south...
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1 Dead, 2 Missing After Ice Cave Collapses In Iceland
One person has died and two others were still missing a day after an ice cave collapsed in southeast Iceland while a tour group was visiting the area, police said Monday.
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Researchers In UK Decode Mystery Markings In 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age Drawings For First Time
Ancient cave paintings are generally thought to have meanings, however, the specifics of these drawings have long eluded experts. But now, British scientists have claimed to have decoded why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings.
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Viral Video: Freezing Weather In US Turns Car Wash Into Ice Cave
A car wash in Texas became an ice cave as a "bomb cyclone" brought freezing-cold temperatures to the United States. A video shared on social media showed the drive-through car wash covered in icicles.
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Brazilian Tourist Killed By Falling Ice In Argentina's Patagonian Cave
A tourist identified by local media as a Brazilian man died near Argentina's southern city of Ushuaia after being hit by a block of ice that broke off the roof of a Patagonian cave, local police said on Thursday.
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Ice Caves That Display Rainbow Lights May Be Deadly, US Officials Warn
Astonishing photos of "rainbow ice caves" at Mount Rainier National Park in the United States have prompted the National Park Service to issue a warning about the dangers of exploring these caves.
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Over 14,000 Pilgrims Pay Obeisance At Amarnath Shrine
More than 14,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the naturally-formed ice lingam in the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas Saturday.
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Over 5,500 Pilgrims Set Out For Amarnath
A batch of 5,522 pilgrims on Thursday left Jammu for the Himalayan cave shrine Amarnath, after 33,694 yatris completed paying obeisance before the ice stalagmite structure of Lord Shiva over the past three days.
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How US Couple Survived 20 Cold And Wet Hours Trapped In An Ice Cave
Spencer and Jessica Christiansen realized that they were dangerously close to death.
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Ice Shivling At Amarnath Cave Melts, Upset Devotees Continue Pilgrimage
The ice Shivling at the holy Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir has completely melted a month before the annual pilgrimage officially gets over. Around three lakh people are expected to visit the holy cave during the two-month-long pilgrimage. Over two lakh pilgrims have already paid obeisance since the yatra began a month ago.
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In The Deepest Arctic, Sled Dogs, Polar Bears, Famed Seed Vault Face Melting Snow, Ice
Unseasonal winter rain had seeped along the floor of the ice cave, freezing the last incline. That had made slipping to the bottom easy enough, but finding a way out was now a problem. Ten miles outside the northernmost town on the planet, six travelers were trapped at the back of an ice cave.
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Top Court Sets Aside Green Court "Silence Zone" Order At Amarnath Shrine
The Supreme Court has set aside a green court order making the area around the Amarnath cave shrine's ice Shivling a "silence zone". The National Green Tribunal has exceeded its jurisdiction in giving the order, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said on Monday
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'Silence Near Shivling Only': Green Court On Amarnath Shrine Restrictions
Following protests over restrictions regarding chanting of mantras and jingles near the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir and its decision to declare it a "silent zone", the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today clarified that the checks apply only to the area around the ice "Shivling".
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UK's 'Best Boss' Gives Staff Castle Office, Free Beer, In-House Cinema
The head of a website has been dubbed 'Britain's best boss' after he splurged a whopping three million pounds to create a dream 'castle' office for his employees complete with a Star Wars-themed cinema, gaming arcade, yoga studio along with an "ice cave" for meetings.
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Amarnath Yatra: 18,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at shrine
Amarnath Yatra: Over 18,000 pilgrims have paid homage at the shrine of Lord Shiva during the annual pilgrimage in the first three days. Over 18,000 pilgrims have taken the blessing of the holy Ice Lingam of Lord Shiva at the 3,888 metre-high Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Tuesday. "The yatra is going on smoothl...
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17,000-Year-Old DNA of Ice Age Infant Reveals Dark Skin, Blue Eyes
Analysis of a 17,000-year-old infant’s remains from southern Italy sheds light on Ice Age ancestry and health. The infant, found in a Puglian cave, was likely around a year old at death and had distinctive traits—brown skin, blue eyes, and curly dark hair. His genome links him to Europe’s Villabruna lineage, suggesting their presence in south...
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1 Dead, 2 Missing After Ice Cave Collapses In Iceland
One person has died and two others were still missing a day after an ice cave collapsed in southeast Iceland while a tour group was visiting the area, police said Monday.
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Researchers In UK Decode Mystery Markings In 20,000-Year-Old Ice Age Drawings For First Time
Ancient cave paintings are generally thought to have meanings, however, the specifics of these drawings have long eluded experts. But now, British scientists have claimed to have decoded why Ice Age hunter-gatherers drew cave paintings.
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Viral Video: Freezing Weather In US Turns Car Wash Into Ice Cave
A car wash in Texas became an ice cave as a "bomb cyclone" brought freezing-cold temperatures to the United States. A video shared on social media showed the drive-through car wash covered in icicles.
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Brazilian Tourist Killed By Falling Ice In Argentina's Patagonian Cave
A tourist identified by local media as a Brazilian man died near Argentina's southern city of Ushuaia after being hit by a block of ice that broke off the roof of a Patagonian cave, local police said on Thursday.
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Ice Caves That Display Rainbow Lights May Be Deadly, US Officials Warn
Astonishing photos of "rainbow ice caves" at Mount Rainier National Park in the United States have prompted the National Park Service to issue a warning about the dangers of exploring these caves.
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Over 14,000 Pilgrims Pay Obeisance At Amarnath Shrine
More than 14,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the naturally-formed ice lingam in the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas Saturday.
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Over 5,500 Pilgrims Set Out For Amarnath
A batch of 5,522 pilgrims on Thursday left Jammu for the Himalayan cave shrine Amarnath, after 33,694 yatris completed paying obeisance before the ice stalagmite structure of Lord Shiva over the past three days.
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How US Couple Survived 20 Cold And Wet Hours Trapped In An Ice Cave
Spencer and Jessica Christiansen realized that they were dangerously close to death.
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Ice Shivling At Amarnath Cave Melts, Upset Devotees Continue Pilgrimage
The ice Shivling at the holy Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir has completely melted a month before the annual pilgrimage officially gets over. Around three lakh people are expected to visit the holy cave during the two-month-long pilgrimage. Over two lakh pilgrims have already paid obeisance since the yatra began a month ago.
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In The Deepest Arctic, Sled Dogs, Polar Bears, Famed Seed Vault Face Melting Snow, Ice
Unseasonal winter rain had seeped along the floor of the ice cave, freezing the last incline. That had made slipping to the bottom easy enough, but finding a way out was now a problem. Ten miles outside the northernmost town on the planet, six travelers were trapped at the back of an ice cave.
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Top Court Sets Aside Green Court "Silence Zone" Order At Amarnath Shrine
The Supreme Court has set aside a green court order making the area around the Amarnath cave shrine's ice Shivling a "silence zone". The National Green Tribunal has exceeded its jurisdiction in giving the order, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said on Monday
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'Silence Near Shivling Only': Green Court On Amarnath Shrine Restrictions
Following protests over restrictions regarding chanting of mantras and jingles near the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir and its decision to declare it a "silent zone", the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today clarified that the checks apply only to the area around the ice "Shivling".
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UK's 'Best Boss' Gives Staff Castle Office, Free Beer, In-House Cinema
The head of a website has been dubbed 'Britain's best boss' after he splurged a whopping three million pounds to create a dream 'castle' office for his employees complete with a Star Wars-themed cinema, gaming arcade, yoga studio along with an "ice cave" for meetings.
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Amarnath Yatra: 18,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at shrine
Amarnath Yatra: Over 18,000 pilgrims have paid homage at the shrine of Lord Shiva during the annual pilgrimage in the first three days. Over 18,000 pilgrims have taken the blessing of the holy Ice Lingam of Lord Shiva at the 3,888 metre-high Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Tuesday. "The yatra is going on smoothl...
