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An international team of researchers led by UMD scientists have sequenced the complete genome for einkorn wheat, the world's first domesticated crop and traced its evolutionary history. The information will help researchers identify genetic…

The oldest-ever first-class cricketer, Rustom Sorabji Cooper, popularly known as Rusi Cooper, passed away aged 100 on Monday at his residence in Kemp’s Corner, South Bombay. After celebrating his 100th birthday last year on December 14,…

If old really is gold, as Moeen Ali put it on Monday, then England have nothing to fear when their Dad’s Army attack marches out at Old Trafford on Wednesday.There was certainly no sense of panic from England as they named the oldest seam…

It survived San Francisco’s devastating 1906 earthquake, Prohibition and both world wars. But recent economic pressures proved too much for the oldest craft brewer in the country: After 127 years, Anchor Brewing Company is shutting down.In…

Known as 'King Kazu', this Japanese forward has had a mind-boggling professional career of nearly 4 decades.It is generally at around 35 years of age that football players start feeling the toll of the game on their body. This is when most…

Monte dei Paschi di Siena was established in 1472.Apart from business loan services, Monte dei Paschi di Siena also extends loans for charitable causes. Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world’s oldest bank, was founded in 1472. Its…

The oldest known cave engravings in France, and possibly Europe, have been discovered in the Loire Valley, with researchers uncovering designs dating back at least 57,000 years to the age of Neanderthals.…

Series/Tournament Season Winner Margin The Ashes (England in Australia) 1882/83 England 2-1 (3) The Ashes…

Bandhani is the oldest known method of tie-dye in India. Many believe that the muslim Khatri community of Kutch region were the first to use this form of dying.Bandhani, also known as Bandhejor Bandhni, is a traditional tie-dye textile art…

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague -- the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date, reported in a paper published today…