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Study: A tiny elite sets Polymarket’s prices while most users lose money

Behavioral dynamics appear to reinforce the edge of contrarian, information-driven strategies.

The logo of prediction market trading platform Polymarket is seen on a digital screen (illustrative)
A person carries a dachshund, as dogs and humans take part in the annual Paris Sausage Walk, also known as the march of the dachshunds, in Paris, France, November 17, 2024.

Study finds domestic dogs have markedly smaller brains than wolves

Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni with five artifacts returned to Greece by a family from Chicago, April 28, 2026.

Finally returning home: American family repatriates five ancient artifacts to Greece

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Licked it and put it back—in Singapore: French student’s costly mistake


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.

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.

Tests find lead in children's clothing. These colors are especially susceptible

The researchers said children are both the most vulnerable to lead’s effects and the most likely to put clothing in their mouths.

Parents and children reading together

Sardinia dangles €15,000 relocation grant to revive its quiet villages

Couples who commit to living in Sardinia and starting a family may be eligible for monthly payments for their children until they turn five.

 Beach in Sardinia