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Skeleton points to prehistoric life
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/02/2025
» The recent discovery of an ancient human skeleton, estimated to be at least 29,000 years old, in Prachuap Khiri Khan proves that the area which is now Thailand was inhabited by humans in the Old Stone Age.
Prolonged floods in Chiang Mai raise subsidence risk
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 15/11/2024
» Experts are warning of possible landslides and subsidence in parts of Chiang Dao district in Chiang Mai, as the ground in the area is saturated with water after two months of floods.
Dino footprints found in Phetchabun
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/05/2023
» A set of dinosaur footprints, which experts say could date back 225 million years, has been discovered in Phetchabun's Nam Nao district, according to the Department of Mineral Resources.
Siam area fossils are from Africa
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/04/2022
» The Department of Mineral Resources yesterday said ammonite fossils found in the middle of a shopping district in Bangkok are about 100–166 million years old and likely came from Africa.
Department confirms ammonite fossils found at Bangkok mall are real
Online Reporters, Published on 28/04/2022
» The Department of Mineral Resources confirmed ammonite fossils recently found embedded in the walkways of Siam Square shopping mall in Bangkok were real.
Dino bones site eyed as tourist spot
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 25/02/2020
» KHON KAEN: Local residents and experts have agreed to push the government to develop a site in Mancha Khiri into a tourism attraction after dinosaur bones were dug up 10 years ago.
Cash-spinner or death trap?
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/07/2018
» The dark, unpleasant smell and twisted passages inside a typical cave might not look too alluring, and the Department of Mineral Resources might even agree with you, given the paucity of cave experts on staff.
Spirited away
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/07/2018
» The search for 12 boys and their football coach trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai ended on Tuesday when they were finally found, 10 full days after going missing. The Moo Pa Academy football team stole the media spotlight not only in Thailand but internationally, with people joining together to pray for the safe return of the lost boys and their leader.
Mission to Mars takes off
The Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2018
» A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and a quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides.