By SOPHIA BAUM Published: 15:29 BST, 16 July 2026 | Updated: 11:27 BST, 17 July 2026 A six-year-old boy has died after he was brutally crushed beneath a massive driftwood log while playing at a popular beach in Washington state. Killian Gonzales was enjoying what should have been a carefree…
Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A ‘once-in-a-thousand-year’ disaster is worth considering, scientists say
The most powerful solar storms to strike Earth may pack a bigger punch than scientists realized, according to a new study that suggests the impacts of extreme space weather have been underestimated. Researchers found evidence that the apparent upper limit on Earth’s response to the strongest solar storms may be…
Ancient Egyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests
The dagger of Princess Ita is stunning. Embellished with gold and lapis lazuli, it was found in the Egyptian princess’s tomb at the site of Dahshur, south of Cairo, and dates to some 4,000 years ago, around 1900 B.C.E. Historians have long classified the dagger as a ceremonial object and…
Princesses Of Ancient Egypt Trained In Sophisticated Archery And Combat Techniques 4,000 Years Ago
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now a reassessment of five royal women’s mummies from the Middle Kingdom has shown that some princesses buried with…
Meghan would have felt ‘humiliated’ as rows overshadowed UK trip, her friends tell People magazine
Meghan Markle would have felt ‘humiliated’ and filled with ‘a lot of sadness’ during her first visit to the UK in four years – a trip where she was never seen in public, friends of the Duchess have told People magazine. The Duchess of Sussex is letting her husband take the…
Dog captured on home camera sparking kitchen fire that KILLED three other pets and caused $200,000 in damage
By JACK TOLEDO Published: 06:54 BST, 17 July 2026 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 17 July 2026 A dog was filmed on a home camera in Maryland sparking a fire after it turned on the toaster, leaving three other pets dead and causing roughly $200,000 in damage. Footage showed a dog…
Scientists tested 39 sweeteners and found unexpected gut effects
Commonly used sweeteners can directly interfere with the growth of bacteria that help support a healthy gut, according to laboratory research from the University of Cambridge. The strongest effect appeared when researchers combined isosteviol, a sweetener used by the food and beverage industry, with the antidepressant duloxetine. Together, the two…
Woman is sexually assaulted while swimming off Bournemouth beach with her family as man, 35, is arrested
By ISABELLA MACHIN, REPORTER Published: 09:46 BST, 17 July 2026 | Updated: 09:55 BST, 17 July 2026 A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while swimming with her family in Bournemouth – with a man arrested. The victim, in her 40s, reported being touched on her bottom over her clothing by…
Why the whopping £1.6million payout for the Thames Water CEO spells disaster for Britain’s future: ALEX BRUMMER
As the UK broils in record temperatures this summer, our water utilities have once again been caught embarrassingly short. A lack of fresh investment in reservoirs and a failure to develop a water grid, which can transfer resources from the rain glut in the North to the sun-scorched South, has…
Mythical Maya Hero Juun Ajaw Reconstructed On A Calakmul Mural Painting
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Knowledge of ancient Maya mythology has expanded as archaeologists have identified what is believed to be one of the oldest known depictions of the mythical Maya hero Juun Ajaw. Credit: CINAH Campeche INAH reports that over the past three years, researchers have investigated a mural…