‘A mad rush’: Federal workers return to backlogs – and another shutdown deadline
Federal workers return to their jobs after the government reopens, and as they catch up with missed tasks, they know another shutdown is possible soon…
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Ukraine’s farms once fed billions, but now its soil is starving
For decades, Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the world. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, it ranked among the top global producers and exporters of sunflower oil, maize and wheat. These helped feed more than 400 million people worldwide…
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Dogs 10,000 years ago roamed with bands of humans and came in all shapes and sizes
From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colors and sizes. Today there are estimated to be about 700 million dogs living with or around humans…
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China’s Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now
The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon…
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10 Things So Rare They’ve Only Been Found Once
Some discoveries are the first—and likely the only one—of their kind. But uniqueness is not their only trick. Extreme rarity often begets mystery, as human knowledge has nothing to compare these oddities against. Such cases make for fascinating reading, too. From an impossible stellar explosion to a glass brain…
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Can you shock yourself into relaxation? The science of vagus nerve stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation is a social-media sensation, promising instant stress relief. Here’s what the science really says about the body’s built-in “chill” circuit.
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Here are 10 of the most beautiful castles in Germany
There are tens of thousands of castles in Germany. Here are ten of our favorites that you can visit—or maybe even book as your very own fairy-tale wedding venue.
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Space Dust on the Ocean Floor Helps Solve Arctic Ice Puzzle from 30,000 Years Ago
Discover how tracing space dust in Arctic seafloor sediment can help us understand how ice coverage changed over millennia, without the need for satellites…
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Discover the wild side of Dubai with these thrilling adventures
Whether you’re heading for its desert, city, beaches or extraordinary artificial islands, the Gulf region’s most popular stopover is packed with pulse-quickening pursuits to spice up any fly-and-flop. Here are half a dozen to get you started.
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Why you should visit Spain’s lesser-known Costa de la Luz
Forget what you think you know about the built-up Spanish Costas. The aptly named Costa de la Luz — or ‘Coast of Light’ — is a quiet stretch along Andalucía’s lesser-visited Atlantic seaboard, where rolling dunes meet pine forests and timeworn towns bask in t…
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