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First-century luxury vessel matches description by the Greek historian Strabo, who visited city around 29-25BC An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria, to the excitement of archaeologists...
One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make in life is adopting an animal in need. But your new forever friend is going to need a name, and it can be tough to choose. Luckily, the world is full of creative people who think outside the box and offer inspiration to new pet parents. ‘Petfinder...
6 hours agoSuranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent, TokyoBBCScientists at Waseda University in Tokyo are developing caregiving robotsLast year, more than 18,000 older people living with dementia left their homes and wandered off in Japan. Almost 500 were later found dead.Police say such cases......
Amasya Archaeology Museum displays six remarkably preserved bodies from the 14th-century Ilkhanid period. They are identified as Şehzade Cumudar, the Anatolian nâzır; the emir of Amasya, İşbuğa Noyan; the statesman İzzettin Mehmet Pervane Bey; his wife; and their two children. Cumudur's titles revea...
The beginnings of Latino politics in New York largely embraced a brand of socialism and was principally the domain of Puerto Ricans, the author writes. This group organized an entire political movement focused on racial and social justice. Left: Bernardo Vega (center) with Jesus Colon and Raul Mende...
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The clipboard on your Android phone can be just as useful as the same feature on your Windows or macOS laptop. Although it can feel as though the cut, copy, and paste functions aren t as well utilized on mobile as they are on desktop operating systems. Whether you re pasting an image from the web in...
For more than a decade, cosmology has been stuck with a puzzling contradiction. Two of the most trusted ways of measuring the universe’s expansion give two different answers. One set of measurements, based on nearby stars and exploding supernovas, says the universe is expanding at about 73 km/s/Mpc....
When the Great East Japan Earthquake struck at 2:46pm on March 11, 2011, the small coastal city of Ishinomaki had the misfortune of being directly in the path of the destructive tsunami that followed. Whole neighbourhoods were leveled, and still have not been rebuilt. As houses flooded and washed aw...
As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté vegetables, add a nice crisp to some noodles, and more. Humans have been using olive oil for about 8,000 years, so archeologists often report olive oil residue on excavated pottery. Ho...
A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to museum materials. Their results favor a younger chronology for early 18th Dynasty Egypt. The revised t...
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Across rural India, cow dung has always been a quiet hero — a humble, everyday material transformed into fuel, fertiliser, building aid, and even a natural disinfectant. While most urban gardeners know it only as a neatly packaged manure bag, farmers have spent generations unlocking its full power, ...
Lotus’s new For‑Me plug‑in hybrid mirrors the exterior dimensions of the standard electric Eletre, stretching roughly 200.8 inches long, 79.5 inches wide, and 64.5 inches tall, with a wheelbase of about 118.8 inches. The SUV’s curb weight ranges between 6,735 and 6,790 pounds. Like the electric Elet...
Scientists involved in a new deep-sea research effort report that a recent mining test unexpectedly led to the discovery of large numbers of previously unknown species living 4,000 meters (13,123-feet) below the surface. Their findings indicate that the overall ecological impact of the mining activi...
FB12/4/2025 8:13 PM | By: Cal Athletics Former Cal Defensive Lineman, Assistant Coach Tabbed As 35th Leader Of California Football Program Tosh Lupoi, a former California defensive lineman and assistant coach known for his dynamic recruiting ability and who has enjoyed extensive......
If you’re a Millennial who reacts to a knock on the door like it's a "jump scare" from a horror flick, you’re not alone. Comedian Jake Lambert nailed that particular form of anxiety in a new Instagram video titled "how different generations react to the doorbell," in which he acts out stereotypical ...
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Red Bull driver and defending champion Max Verstappen won the race with Norris placing third, which allowed Norris to finish two points ahead of Verstappen in the season-long standings....
Researchers have developed a new oral drug that boosts metabolic activity in muscle rather than altering appetite like GLP-1 drugs. Early trials suggest it improves blood sugar control and fat metabolism while preserving muscle mass, with fewer side effects. Because it acts through a different mecha...
Join Gastro Obscura's Sam O'Brien each week for Kitchen Dispatch as she tests new recipes and explores wondrous foods from her home kitchen. Subscribe to get it in the Gastro newsletter. As the weather got colder last week, I decided it was the perfect time to make pawpaw ice cream. It’s not that I ...
Kevin Smith gave us some of the most memorable independent films and characters of the 1990s. If you love Clerks, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, or Jay and Silent Bob, you have Kevin to thank. But before you thank Kevin, he’d probably prefer that you thank his mom, Grace V. Smith, as he credits her as the p...
The cliffs above Cala de Moraia are steep and inaccessible. To most people, the terrain would signal danger rather than duty. But dangerous places often shelter life that needs defending. Rare plants cling to the cliff face, surviving only because most people cannot reach them. On November 25th, 2025, one person did...
