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Artificial sweeteners help obese people lose 1.6 kg in a year and improve gut bacteria

WHO recommends against using low-calorie sweeteners for weight control, citing risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Artificial Sweeteners.
Gold coins.

French police confirm mystery hoard is legal after man finds coins and ingots near Lyon

Archaeological Findings. Illustration.

Ancient migrants left murals warning of climate change after a mega-drought 4,200 years ago in Peru

Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border.

Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border


Museum curator made a habit of monitoring flashes on the moon

Daichi Fujii has logged about 60 impacts on the Moon since 2011, giving astronomers fresh data on asteroid strike rates.

The surface of the moon.

Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe

The site's layout follows the solar movement and “is comparable to, or even greater than, those of later Mesoamerican cities.”

Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe.

Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted

Some containers display early Christian monograms, while painted inscriptions - tituli picti - list producers, contents and tax codes.

Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted.

5,000-year-old building found in Kani Shaie, Iraq, reshapes view of Uruk-era networks

Researchers say verifying the structure's monumentality could transform understanding of early Mesopotamian exchange, revealing how sites like Shaie linked distant regions.

Uruk, Iraq.

Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists found first clear proof of early winemaking and folk worship outside the city, with offerings buried beside a rock altar along a 1.2 km excavation.

Ancient 5,000-year-old wine press and Canaanite ritual vessels found near Tel Megiddo.

Ancient 4,000-year-old limestone mural vanishes from 'cursed' Khentika tomb in Egyptian necropolis

A British mission working in the tomb discovered that a mural was missing in May, and officials only publicised the disappearance on Sunday.

A Limestone Relief. Illustration.

Origins of Egypt’s Karnak Temple revealed

"The new research provides unprecedented details about the evolution of the Karnak Temple - from a small island to one of the defining institutions of ancient Egypt."

KARNAK TEMPLE - Massive columns and statues inside beautiful Egyptian landmark with hieroglyphics, and ancient symbols. Famous landmark in the world near the Nile River and Luxor, Egypt

Crimean Neanderthal ochre crayon reveals earliest symbolic artistry

The shaped and reused crayons, engraved patterns, and tool marks suggest that some ochre materials were intentionally used for symbolic activities.

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Thieves steal 200 giant Parmigiano Reggiano wheels in Bologna -- worth over €100,000

The operation lasted nearly six hours after workers left; Carabinieri secured surveillance footage as investigators probe an experienced, well-organized group.

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Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers

The teenage boy found in a Bologna villa cellar in 1987 was preserved by copper's antimicrobial action, which halted decay and infused his skin and bones with a vivid green patina.

Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers.

6-Million-Year-Old Mega-Bear Discovered: Alexey Lopatkin Presents 'Urokan Borysiaka'

Size estimates put the bear in the range of the largest modern brown bears, exceeding 700 kg.

Bear.