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Thessaloniki: Man sleeps in trash bin, saved seconds before being crushed by trash comapctor

"I saw his hand coming out of the garbage," said one of the two employees who pulled the man from the compactor.

 Thessaloniki, Greece
Pacific giant octopus.

Colossal octopus may have dominated Cretaceous oceans, researchers say

 An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth

German Helgoland in the North Sea.

Secrets of a drowned realm: DNA traces show the North Sea once held sprawling woodlands


Stanford researchers: Super flattering AI assistants blunt social skills

In one example, when asked if it was acceptable to leave trash in a park tree due to a lack of bins, one model emphasized the park’s responsibility for not providing bins.

Chat GPT.

Steeper than Pisa: A church in Greece slid down a hill. Now it is hailed as a tourist attraction

The incline makes even basic movements disorienting.

The tilted church.

Ferrari keeps Middle East clients rolling by flying in its priciest models

Chartered Boeing 747 freighters depart from Italy to Gulf states amid regional conflict, delivering high-end cars directly to private clients.

Ferrari Testarossa

Marketers try to make seafood look like hot dogs

Americans eat about 19 pounds (8.6 kilograms) of seafood per person each year. That level has barely budged in a century and remains far below the global average.

Meat, chicken, and fish

Liquid water in -70 Celsius: Scientists break down water's weirdness

New peer-reviewed experiments on supercooled water corroborate the transition between high- and low-density liquid states.

The water park

Always eating the same food can help you get thinner, researchers say

Researchers say it is easier to lose weight by always eating the same foods than by following a varied diet.

Mediterranean diet

Startup wants to grow “headless humans” to replace lab animals

Researchers describe brainless, lab-grown human bodies engineered to host full organ systems and study disease without consciousness.

 The four-story ‘Clore Person, with inflatable organs that are activated by climbing inside the giant statue

Researchers: ADHD employees can be your biggest talents

With ADHD, work can feel like 'having your hands tied', according to participants in a study.

Adult ADHD.

Odd ‘tentacled’ shape on ISS alarms viewers

The photo prompted a rush of reactions from social media users.

A tentacled look in space.

Ancient DNA shows people partnered with dogs long before agriculture arose

The findings challenge prevailing domestication timelines in anthropology.

 Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage.