Tag: Mammoth

Where to watch mammoth rocket liftoff in Daytona, New Smyrna Beach

Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The mammoth SpaceX rocket − more powerful than the space agency’s Falcon 9 − will potentially liftoff this week from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Can you see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral in near Daytona Beach or New Smyrna Beach? Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, […]

House GOP approves mammoth annual defense bill with culture war amendments

The House on Friday approved its version of the annual defense policy bill that includes a number of controversial culture war amendments, setting the stage for a showdown with the Democratic-controlled Senate over legislation that typically enjoys bipartisan support. The chamber cleared the $883.7 billion measure — known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) […]

Westmoreland County residents enjoy 2024 Mammoth Fest

People in Westmoreland County gathered for summer fun at Mammoth Fest. The family-friendly festival takes place at Mammoth Park in Mount Pleasant Township. It features live music, carnival rides, a petting zoo and an exotic rescue animal show. Visitors say it is a long-standing tradition in the community. “I think we are past our 40th […]

Polls close in India after mammoth six-week election

India’s mammoth parliamentary elections came to a close on Saturday after more than six weeks of voting across the country. The final polling stations closed in the world’s most populous democracy at 6 pm (1230 GMT), with results not expected until June 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favoured to win a third five-year term […]

India’s GDP tops 8% as mammoth election wraps up

Insights from The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and India Development Review The News India’s GDP grew by 8.2% in the fiscal year that ended in March, according to data published Friday, in a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi just hours before polls close in the country’s six-week-long election that he is expected to win. […]

Man finds ancient mammoth bones in his wine cellar

Andreas Pernerstorfer was renovating his wine cellar in Gobelsburg, Austria when he made an astounding discovery. It wasn’t vintage wine – it was the giant bones of an extinct mammoth that date back 30,000 to 40,000 years. He reported the bones to the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which began excavating […]

Man discovers mammoth bones in wine cellar

It wasn’t a vintage red or white, but vintage it was. A man renovating his wine cellar in Austria discovered mammoth remains from the prehistoric era. The find has been called “sensational” by the team at the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences that has been tasked with digging up the remains […]

Hundreds of mammoth bones discovered in Austrian wine cellar

Hundreds of mammoth bones have been uncovered in an Austrian wine cellar, in a discovery labelled an “archaeological sensation.” The remains are thought to be between 30,000 and 40,000 years old, according to experts. Andreas Pernerstorfer made the incredible discovery while renovating his wine cellar in the village of Gobelsburg, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) […]