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Easing EU Border Friction: There Will Be ‘Flexibility,’ Official Says
A European Commission official indicated that additional flexibility could be introduced for the EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System to reduce airport processing delays and long queues.
Certares Bets $2.3 Billion on High-Speed Rail in Europe, Founder Says
Private equity firm Certares has invested approximately $2.3 billion in European and UK rail infrastructure, betting that regulatory changes and climate concerns will shift travelers from short-haul flights to trains.
Banned in Iran, Denied a U.K. Visa: Mohsen Amiryousefi’s Film About Banned Films Heads to London
Iranian director Mohsen Amiryousefi’s new film “The Banning Curse” premieres at the London Film Festival, though visa denials prevent the director and editor from attending the screening.
‘Love Trapped,’ Fake Twins and the Paternity Scandal That Outcrazied ‘The Bachelor’
Apple’s “Love Trapped” podcast chronicles a three-year legal saga involving former Bachelor star Clayton Echard and paternity fraud allegations that became a massive cultural phenomenon with over 25 million views.
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Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back approximately 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for 40 years has been confirmed as the continent’s first dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur species.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists suggest Earth may be warming faster than previously thought due to declining sulphur pollution from clean-air policies, which had previously helped offset carbon dioxide’s warming effects.
This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Global temperatures in August shattered records, tying as the hottest month on record and exceeding a key climate threshold, according to international climate agencies.
France lifts alcohol content limit on champagne after record heatwaves
French champagne producers can temporarily raise alcohol content to 15% this year due to record summer heat that produced grapes with unusually high sugar levels, marking the region’s earliest-ever harvest.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
Researchers found that the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans’ long-standing climate connection is being disrupted by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in ways that appear unprecedented over the past 400 years.
Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster – and India’s economy is ‘at risk’
Himalayan glaciers are melting 65% faster than a decade ago, with only 21 of 40,000 glaciers monitored, raising risks for hundreds of millions across South Asia dependent on mountain water systems.
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss
Consecutive Arctic storms can reduce sea ice cover twice as much as isolated cyclones, according to a new international study analyzing decades of weather data.
Giant lion’s mane jellyfish caught on camera off Pembrokeshire coast
A free diver off the Welsh coast captured footage of a giant lion’s mane jellyfish measuring approximately 10 to 15 metres, marking the first sighting of the species in Wales for the young conservationist.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that winds from supermassive black holes carry energy across roughly 300,000 light-years with about 100 times more power than previously estimated.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat, a shape that solved a decades-old mathematics problem, exhibit unusual chiral light patterns, revealing new physics at the intersection of geometry and optics.
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
Scientists using ultraviolet light have revealed soft tissues and possible camouflage patterns on a 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil from Spain, providing rare insights into ancient skin and coloration.