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Apr 2, 2026
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A new study has identified the oldest known domestic dog — and found that by 14,000 years ago, dogs had already spread across Europe.
Apr 1, 2026
A social experiment placing refurbished payphones in Boston and Reno is connecting two of the loneliest demographics — young adults and seniors
Mar 31, 2026
A London company has built AI-powered spectacles that identify objects, talk users through daily tasks, and project gentle prompts onto the lenses — and they just won a major international prize.
A bottle thrown into Norwegian waters washed up in Australia — and sparked a friendship neither person expected.
Mar 30, 2026
A national consultation gave the British public six options for what should feature on the next generation of banknotes. Nearly two thirds chose nature — and now a panel of wildlife experts is helping decide which creatures will make the cut.
Mar 27, 2026
After years of alarming decline, Mexico's monarch butterfly population has surged 64% in a single season — the largest recovery in nearly a decade, and a reminder that conservation can work.
A California jury has done what years of congressional hearings could not: hold Instagram and YouTube legally responsible for the mental health damage they caused a child.
Mar 26, 2026
A new study has found that the more immersive your dream, the deeper your sleep feels — upending decades of assumptions about what makes rest truly restorative.
Mar 25, 2026
A giant dome on an English landfill site is growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the depths of winter — powered entirely by the gas rising from the waste beneath it.
