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Wildfire menaces Spain's Costa Brava tourist hotspot
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (366+ words) A firefighting helicopter battling a wildfire near Calonge, Spain, on July 3. Published'Jul 04, 2026, 03: 29 AM BARCELONA - Hundreds of Spanish firefighters battled an expanding wildfire near the popular Mediterranean tourist destination of Costa Brava that had confined thousands to their homes on July…...
New genomic study uncovers family ties linking Scythian elite burials across the Eurasian steppe
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (373+ words) Ancient DNA reveals how political power and elite status may have been maintained among Iron Age nomadic societies image: Burial mound "Kurgan Shilikty 16" in Kazakhstan before the excavation works took place. view more Burial mound "Kurgan Shilikty 16" in Kazakhstan before…...
Neighbours at war over Berlin Wall as property developer faces probe
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (839+ words) By JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER A property developer snapping up part of the Berlin Wall has triggered a new Cold War after a neighbour's complaint - this time not in Germany's but England's capital. Steve Thorpe, 65, bought a piece of the…...
Mystery Solved: Lost Dutch Gold Ship Identified After Nearly 400 Years
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (391+ words) A cache of centuries-old gold coins has helped uncover the story of a lost Dutch trading ship. The identification is detailed in the new book From Morocco to the Coast of England: The Story of the Dom van Keulen and…...
Genomic Study Reveals Scythian Elite's Eurasian Links
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (291+ words) Ancient DNA reveals how political power and elite status may have been maintained among Iron Age nomadic societies Burial mound "Kurgan Shilikty 16" in Kazakhstan before excavation works took place. Reconstuction of the Golden Man. A new ancient DNA study provides…...
From torn doll to prisoner art: Digital archive opens Majdanek to the world
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (361+ words) Ynetnews The initiative is one of the most comprehensive Holocaust digitization projects undertaken in recent years Its goal is to make rare historical materials accessible to the public, many of them never before displayed, while supporting research, education and the…...
Elite families ruled nomadic Scythian society 2, 500 years ago, DNA analysis reveals
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (353+ words) Nomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families, including women, a large-scale genetic analysis reveals. The enigmatic Scythians, a diverse group of nomadic tribes known for their ferocity in battle, were organized around elite dynasties of powerful…...
"Ancestors were found whom even our parents didn't know about." A Belarusian woman searched for Polish roots - " "
4+ hour ago (1106+ words) Evgenia (the heroine's name and family surnames have been changed) is almost 70 years old. Her younger daughter has lived in Canada for over 20 years, and her elder daughter has been in Poland for almost five years. Before the search began,…...
Prehistoric Plague Could Have Caused a Population Collapse in Stone Age Europe
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (790+ words) A new study reveals that plague was lethal thousands of years ago, during the Neolithic. Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe's population in late neolithic times " from around 5, 600 to 4, 000 years ago? In Europe, the…...
Find your Irish ancestor online
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (218+ words) Rome Sentinel UTICA " The H. A. R. P Museum at the Irish Cultural Center, 623 Columbia St. , continues its popular Lunch and Learn series on Wednesday, July 8 at 11 a. m with a presentation titled "Find Your Irish Ancestor Online. Did you know that most of…...