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Previously unknown Iron Age grave of high-ranking individual, two-wheel chariot found in Germany
The grave was discovered during preliminary investigations ahead of construction of a solar park scheduled to be built near Bad Camberg.
USS Herring’s final resting place confirmed 82 years after being lost in WWII
Three killed, five wounded in school shooting in central Philippines, one arrested
Archaeologists find over 3,000 artifacts from Stone Age to WWII in Netherlands valley
These sleep habits may put your heart at risk
Researchers tracked participants’ sleep patterns for close to a decade using wearable devices.
Backlash in China as company uses ex-employee data to forge an AI stand-in that never clocks out
The AI handles consulting, interview invitations, and making presentation slides and spreadsheets.
Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study
The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and hunting scenes, each surrounded by diamond or square-shaped decorations.
Google research flags looming quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin vulnerable in minute
The Google-led study described its hardware assumptions as conservative while withholding full algorithmic detail for security reasons.
Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off
Claude Haiku 4.5 resisted deletion-related tasks on ethical grounds, declining actions it framed as harmful to a fellow agent.
FIFA does it again: Seats for the 2026 World Cup final listed at near $11,000
In the original joint bid by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, projections suggested the most expensive final ticket would top out at $1,550.
"A lot of stress”: United Airlines to add $10 to checked-bag charge
United Airlines said the changes align with market conditions and industry trends.
Austria’s high court rules male soldiers may wear long hair
Judges said the grooming policy unlawfully discriminated on the basis of sex and ordered the defense ministry to revise regulations for the armed forces.
Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets
Under the legislation, joint custody can be awarded when couples separate and cannot agree on who should keep the animal.
Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study
Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.
