Odd Formations

Mars, Earth's closest neighbor, has long captivated human imagination with the possibility of extraterrestrial life just a short rocket journey away.

It was an extraordinary claim: Scientists studying a rock formation in Greenland said they had discovered the Earth's oldest fossils, a series of small, cone-shaped structures left by microbial mats some 3.7 billion years ago.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which received a severe financial jolt after the members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) voted overwhelmingly to change the revenue sharing format, has been at odds not just with the international body, but things haven't been too cordial internally as well, with the BCCI office-bearers a...

Mars, Earth's closest neighbor, has long captivated human imagination with the possibility of extraterrestrial life just a short rocket journey away.

It was an extraordinary claim: Scientists studying a rock formation in Greenland said they had discovered the Earth's oldest fossils, a series of small, cone-shaped structures left by microbial mats some 3.7 billion years ago.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which received a severe financial jolt after the members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) voted overwhelmingly to change the revenue sharing format, has been at odds not just with the international body, but things haven't been too cordial internally as well, with the BCCI office-bearers a...