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Finally returning home: American family repatriates five ancient artifacts to Greece

Mendoni expressed her gratitude to the Gray family for their decision to return the artifacts, noting that it “highlights the decisive role of citizens in the protection of cultural heritage.” 

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with five artifacts returned to Greece by a family from Chicago, April 28, 2026.
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Licked it and put it back—in Singapore: French student’s costly mistake

African fattail scorpion.

Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power

Nemo representing Switzerland celebrates after winning during the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 12, 2024.

Scientists say they’ve decoded what it takes to triumph at Eurovision


Ancient DNA shows people partnered with dogs long before agriculture arose

The findings challenge prevailing domestication timelines in anthropology.

 Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage.

Viral clip shows baggage crew hurling guitars at LAX

The clip revived longstanding unease among musicians and travelers over checking sensitive gear.

Guitars thrown at LAX.

The universe did not collapse: CERN researchers transport antimatter

Researchers moved roughly 92 to 100 antiprotons for about 30 minutes over approximately five kilometers on its Geneva campus.

CERN Antimatter factory.

LiDAR reveals network of ancient Maya markets hidden under jungle canopy

The newly mapped complexes display “nested” arrangements of low platforms.

The Amazon rainforest.

New study rewrites the story of King Harold’s loss of England to William the Conqueror

Analysis of battlefield sources and chronicles deepens the mystery around the last anglo-saxon monarch.

 Rare Saxon cross-shaped pendant discovered near Leeds.

NASA charts course to a permanent lunar outpost and a nuclear‑propelled Mars vehicle

The updated exploration plan details surface habitat concepts, cargo and power infrastructure, and a nuclear thermal propulsion pathfinder for crewed deep-space transit.

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.

UN warns: Migratory freshwater fish are disappearing

A UN report links the rapid collapse to a combination of dam construction, river fragmentation, pollution, overfishing, and climate change impacts.

An aerial view shows a plantation field in the Amazon rainforest during a Greenpeace flyover amid the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), near Centro Novo, state of Maranhao, Brazil, November 13, 2025.

United Airlines CEO: Ticket prices may climb by as much as one-fifth due to fuel prices

United Airlines modeled a worst-case scenario in which prices reach $175 per barrel.

 FedEx airplane.

Radiation still seeping from Soviet‑era titanium nuclear attack sub

Monitoring teams report elevated radiation levels in surrounding waters near the wreck site.

A Soviet submarine.

From heart surgery to spinal tap: Physician ranks medical procedures by pain

Procedures that most commonly rate high on the pain scale involve bones and nerves, such as spinal fusion, open-heart surgery, and total knee replacement.

Anesthesia before surgery