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The strange Alpine drink that contained a whole viper, which was sold as a remedy for centuries and for which between 600 and 800 snakes were used each year in the 18th century
NASA is once again “flying around the Moon” with four astronauts and a 10-day mission, the first dress rehearsal since 1972, putting Artemis III in the spotlight
Scientists have found ancient DNA in 252 samples taken from the seafloor and have discovered that, 16,000 years ago, a lush and vibrant land existed beneath the North Sea
The master switch of brain aging has just been discovered: a protein called OTULIN which, when activated, causes the tau protein (the nightmare of Alzheimer’s) to collapse like dominoes
Saudi Arabia is building a 1.7-mile-long artificial lake in the middle of the desert, featuring three giant dams and a $4.7 billion investment, which will yield 90,000 cubic meters of water per week without significantly impacting the environment
China is building a massive 83-mile canal to transport goods directly from the interior to the sea, and the project’s scale explains why half the world is watching it closely
What seemed like a routine walk along the coast of Ravenna ended with the discovery of a giant sunfish, 8.2 feet long and weighing 882 pounds, that washed up dead on a beach in Italy; its mysterious death has baffled scientists in the Adriatic
These human footprints found in the desert of the United States are between 21,000 and 23,000 years old and are generating considerable controversy among archaeologists
Bison are released in Romania, with results that surprise even zoologists, as the plant biomass in the area increases by 30%
Spain’s largest reservoir opens its floodgates in a historic event: this has only happened four times in its 35 years of service
A 2,300-year-old Celtic “medical instrument” has been found in Poland, and evidence points to cranial surgery being performed in the middle of the Iron Age
Beneath the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New York, there is a freshwater “bank” that could supply the city for 800 years. This has been confirmed by drilling 400 meters below the seabed














