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Researchers find traces of caffeine, cocaine in sharks in The Bahamas

The researchers said this is the first report of caffeine and acetaminophen in any shark species worldwide, and the first report of diclofenac and cocaine in sharks from The Bahamas

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NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'

The Krasheninnikov Volcano erupts on August 3, 2025.

The supervolcano that once destroyed Japan's civilization is refilling, scientists say

Sleeping. Illustration.

These sleep habits may put your heart at risk


Backlash in China as company uses ex-employee data to forge an AI stand-in that never clocks out

The AI handles consulting, interview invitations, and making presentation slides and spreadsheets.

AI in the workplace

Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study

The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and hunting scenes, each surrounded by diamond or square-shaped decorations.

(a) Section of the mosaic showing the leopard and the woman. (b) Section of the mosaic showing the venator with the pole, the leopard, and the woman.

Google research flags looming quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin vulnerable in minute

The Google-led study described its hardware assumptions as conservative while withholding full algorithmic detail for security reasons.

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off

Claude Haiku 4.5 resisted deletion-related tasks on ethical grounds, declining actions it framed as harmful to a fellow agent.

Siri. Gemini artificial intelligence capabilities.

FIFA does it again: Seats for the 2026 World Cup final listed at near $11,000

In the original joint bid by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, projections suggested the most expensive final ticket would top out at $1,550.

The FIFA 26 Los Angeles logo is displayed on a soccer ball during the Los Angeles World Cup 2026.

"A lot of stress”: United Airlines to add $10 to checked-bag charge

United Airlines said the changes align with market conditions and industry trends.

Flight luggage.

Austria’s high court rules male soldiers may wear long hair

Judges said the grooming policy unlawfully discriminated on the basis of sex and ordered the defense ministry to revise regulations for the armed forces.

WAHL haircut and shaving machine, Hamilton

Brazil enacts law to allow divorced couples shared custody of pets

Under the legislation, joint custody can be awarded when couples separate and cannot agree on who should keep the animal.

How do our pets help us cope with the situation?

Scandinavia's largest prehistoric mound is not a tomb, but a memorial to a natural disaster - study

Archaeological excavations that have taken place at Raknehaugen, have all failed to discover evidence that would typically indicate a burial mound, such as a grave or human remains.

Excavations of Raknehaugen, Norway, in 1939.

China's largest artifact made of meteorite iron found in Bronze Age ritual site - study

To date, a total of 13 meteoritic iron artifacts have been identified in China, with most found in the country’s north. 

(Illustrative) A massive 420 kg meteorite on display in Paris, France, November 5, 2025.