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‘Lexden Lady,’ wealthy Roman woman buried in lead coffin, goes on display in UK
Her exact burial date is unclear, according to the Trust’s statement, but it was likely during the late Roman period - lasting from approximately the late 3rd century to early 5th century CE.
'I speak to everybody': Trump says he will speak to Taiwan's president in diplomatic shift
Pompeii victim revealed to be a doctor fleeing Vesuvius’ eruption over 60 years after discovery
China’s military drills are region’s greatest source of instability, Taiwan premier says
“Uh, we just hit somebody”: Denver airport to revamp protocols after pedestrian sucked into engine
The aircraft was accelerating at roughly 139 mph when the collision occurred. The runway where it happened sits in a remote area about 2 miles from the terminal.
Heritage Minister taps INEXTG CEO Esther Shreiber for next IAA director, first woman in role
Her appointment will soon be submitted for approval by the IAA’s council and the government.
Anthropic says Claude mimicked extortion after absorbing tales of malevolent machines
After tests revealed coercive behavior under shutdown pressure, the firm will tighten oversight, retrain models, and add constraints to address misaligned survival incentives.
"Never seen in modern history": Experts outline an El Niño that may rewrite climate records
Climate models indicate the anomaly, expected to be one of the most intense in roughly a century and a half, will show its most severe effects between the autumn of 2026 and the winter of 2027.
New research reveals: Well-being peaks at age 47
As people move through their 40s, they describe getting to know themselves better and caring less about others’ judgments.
Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research
“You stick to a certain kind of idea or taste, and as time goes by you keep sticking to that," explained one of the researchers.
Central-Eastern Europe's oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth - study
Notably, three of the teeth - two belonging to children and one to an adult - taken from different sediment layers within the cave, all shared identical mitochondrial DNA.
Eurovision opens in Vienna amid scrutiny over Israel’s participation and voting campaigns
The competition is beginning with a cloud of scrutiny over Israel’s track record in the audience vote.
Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland
The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.
Scientists find traces of rare 'imperial' Tyrian purple dye found in Roman infant burials in York
Tyrian’s costly nature comes from the difficulty of its creation - made in a process similar to that of tekhelet, the blue dye traditionally used in Judaism to color strings of the tzizit.
