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

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

Siri. Gemini artificial intelligence capabilities.

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

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

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


"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?

Near an IKEA store: Wolf bites woman in the face in Hamburg shopping area

Experts say attacks on humans are very rare, and healthy wolves usually keep their distance.

 Wolf

Easter getaway chaos at Spain’s flight hubs as ground staff walk out

Some flights are expected to depart without luggage as airlines adapt schedules and staffing plans.

An Easy Jet airline's Airbus A320-214 passenger aircraft, coming from Glasgow, lands at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport, in Malaga, Spain, June 29, 2024.

Researchers tie vaping to mouth and lung cancers in new analysis

Large-scale human data on vapers who develop cancer will take decades to accumulate, researchers explain.

Vaping. Illustration.

Countdown to a lunar comeback: NASA readies astronauts for Moon journey

Christina Koch is expected to become the first woman to fly around the moon.

General view of the moon on March 30, 2026

False AI match sends US grandmother to jail for five months

The defense team presented bank records showing she was over 1,900 km away at the time of the alleged crimes.

Jail cell. Illustration.

New biography alleges Prince Philip secretly battled pancreatic cancer for eight years

On the night before his death at Windsor Castle, the duke is said to have slipped out of his room and given his nurses the slip.

Prince Phillip, 2008.

Research: Fathers get depressed after child's birth, just not right away

Estimates suggest that about one in ten fathers experiences postpartum depression.

 An illustrative image of babies.