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Near an IKEA store: Wolf bites woman in the face in Hamburg shopping area
Experts say attacks on humans are very rare, and healthy wolves usually keep their distance.
Easter getaway chaos at Spain’s flight hubs as ground staff walk out
Researchers tie vaping to mouth and lung cancers in new analysis
Countdown to a lunar comeback: NASA readies astronauts for Moon journey
Anxious thoughts about aging may speed biological wear and tear, research says
A long-term cohort study links fear of aging to faster biological wear and tear, and finds that neither Botox nor diet explain the longevity advantage seen in people with positive beliefs about getti
Passenger paid for an English bus ride with a coin dating back two millennia
The coin’s age and iconography identify it with Gadir, a settlement founded by the Phoenicians and considered Carthage’s first colony in Western Europe.
Research: Sex a priority for seniors on dating platforms
The qualitative study interviewed 50 women and 50 men who use online dating platforms. Participants were eager for passion as well as companionship.
Doors open for a wave of cheap weight-loss drugs, but global distribution will be uneven
GLP-1 obesity treatments may see wider access as key patents lapse.
Fleeing Dubai, expats leave pets behind
K9 Friends Dubai has faced a wave of requests from people seeking to give their pets and a jump in alerts about abandoned puppies.
Food and drink brands go gaga for ‘Dirty Soda’
Mixing soda with flavored syrups, cream, and fruit add-ins—is gaining traction among chains.
Hard truth about hard people revealed in new research
Researchers link frequent exposure to bothersome social interactions with markers of accelerated biological aging.
Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm
A page long thought missing from the Archimedes Palimpsest has been identified at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France.
'It has turned into MMA': 23 red cards flashed in brutal Brazil cup final
A state cup final in Brazil descended into chaos as a mass brawl between Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro at the Mineirão produced a record 23 red cards and forced military police onto the field.
Local religious movement claims the Ark of the Covenant is in the Solomon Islands
Among the To’abaita people in the north of Malaita, a deeply rooted belief holds that they descend from the “Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.”
