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Nanotyrannus fossil sold for $47.3m in New YorkB2

Nanotyrannus fossil sold for $47.3m in New York

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

A mounted Nanotyrannus skeleton, nicknamed Jodi, sold for $47.3m at a Sotheby's auction in New York. About 10 feet (3m) tall, it is now the second-most valuable dinosaur fossil,…

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Tech firms urge UK plan on datacentre backlashB2

Tech firms urge UK plan on datacentre backlash

Saturday, 24 October 2026

A group of AI infrastructure firms says the UK has about 12 months to prevent growing opposition to new datacentre projects. The Sovereign AI Leadership (SAIL) taskforce says…

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Hōlei Sea Arch falls into PacificB2

Hōlei Sea Arch falls into Pacific

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Hawaii’s Hōlei Sea Arch, a 90‑foot‑tall (27.4m) lava formation that formed about 550 years ago, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. The National Park Service (NPS) says the…

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Dutch dictionary adds new term 'vulvalippen'B2

Dutch dictionary adds new term 'vulvalippen'

Friday, 25 September 2026

The leading Dutch dictionary Dikke van Dale will add the term vulvalippen for the labia, alongside the traditional schaamlippen or shame lips. Campaigners say the update will…

Panama Canal to reduce daily transitsB2

Panama Canal to reduce daily transits

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

The Panama Canal Authority may cut traffic again as an El Niño-driven drought worsens. The canal handles 5% of global maritime trade and about 40% of US container traffic, so…