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How did a Viking longship end up in ‘The Odyssey’?

The eras of The Odyssey and the Vikings occurred about 2,000 years apart — so how did a Viking longship secure a starring role in this year’s blockbuster film? The answer lies in director Christopher Nolan’s...

The Draken Harald Harfagre (the ship used in the movie the Odyssey) is docked outside Oslo Opera in the Norwegian capital. — AFP

How Traditional Oman’s Urban Design Offers Lessons for Modern Cities

How Traditional Oman’s Urban Design Offers Lessons for Modern Cities

An artisan weaver’s mission to sustain and elevate local craft

An artisan weaver’s mission to sustain and elevate local craft

After DJs and raves, Saudi pushes home-grown culture

After DJs and raves, Saudi pushes home-grown culture

Fossil Shows a Sharp-Toothed Mammal That Thrived Among Dinosaurs

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Scientists find possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in Indonesia

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Darth Vader lightsaber expected to sell for $3m on display in London

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Denver Museum Finds a Dinosaur Fossil Under Its Parking Lot

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West Bank 'plane chalet' helps aviation dreams take off

A guest house built in the shape of an airplane in Qaffin. — AFP

France's military pigeons race in memory of brave predecessors

Pigeons fly over a French army's military dovecote, the last active in Europe, at Mont-Valerien in Suresne, near Paris, on July 1, 2025. In the fortress of Mont-Val駻ien, in Suresnes (west of Paris), lies the last military dovecote in Europe, once used by the army to transmit messages. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP)

Egyptian conservators give King Tut's treasures new glow

Egyptian conservators give King Tut's treasures new glow.

Bavaria hopes Ludwig's fantasy castles will at last make UNESCO list

Bavaria hopes Ludwig's fantasy castles will at last make UNESCO list

First-Ever Images of Sun’s South Pole Released by European Mission

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Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UN

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Peru gas workers find thousand-year-old mummy

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Saint John the Baptist Cape Verde festivities attract thousands

Saint John the Baptist Cape Verde festivities attract thousands
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