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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Leads to Surge in Dog Adoption Interest

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Leads to Surge in Dog Adoption Interest

David Corenswet may technically be the star of James Gunn’s “Superman,” but the Man of Steel’s dog — well, foster dog, really — Krypto is proving to have a real world impact too. Thanks to the film, there’s been a surge in dog adoption interest. In the movie, Superman is often tormented by, but also assisted in battle by Krypto …

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Lost letter leads to discovery of one of Earth’s rarest minerals

Lost letter leads to discovery of one of Earth’s rarest minerals

A dusty envelope misplaced in a government archive has rewritten a chapter of mineral history. That 1949 letter, discovered during a 2023 digitization project in Bavaria, pointed curators toward a shoebox of lemon‑yellow fragments that had sat unnoticed for decades.  Roland Eichhorn of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) led the modern hunt that followed, and his team …

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Emmy nominations 2025: ‘Severance’ leads with most nominations

Emmy nominations 2025: ‘Severance’ leads with most nominations

CNN  —  Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards – television’s top honor – were revealed Tuesday. The Apple TV+ series “Severance” was the most-nominated series, notching 27 nominations, according to the Television Academy. HBO Max’s “The Penguin” followed with 24 nominations. “The Studio” and “The White Lotus” tied for third with 23 nominations each. Among networks and streamers, HBO …

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The word ‘cancer’ leads to overtreatment and fear. Should we drop it?

The word ‘cancer’ leads to overtreatment and fear. Should we drop it?

The Oxford philosopher of language J L Austin died on 8 February 1960, just months after receiving a ‘grave’ diagnosis. His friend Isaiah Berlin called it a ‘dead secret’ – Austin himself had ‘no idea’ how little time was left. As Hilary term approached, Austin requested a mere four weeks’ leave until his glands ‘cleared up’. He died five weeks …

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Teddy bear made from fake skin leads to California arrest

Teddy bear made from fake skin leads to California arrest

A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a “macabre teddy bear” made to look as if it were constructed from human flesh at a petrol station. Hector Corona Villanueva, 23, is accused of planting false evidence and causing an emergency by leaving the bizarre creation at an AMPM service station on Sunday afternoon in the …

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Teddy bear made from fake skin leads to California arrest

Teddy bear made from fake skin leads to California arrest

A man in California has been arrested after police say he staged a “macabre teddy bear” made to look as if it were constructed from human flesh at a petrol station. Hector Corona Villanueva, 23, is accused of planting false evidence and causing an emergency by leaving the bizarre creation at an AMPM service station on Sunday afternoon in the …

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A Ghostly Crab Trail Leads to One of the Ocean’s Greatest Discoveries

A Ghostly Crab Trail Leads to One of the Ocean’s Greatest Discoveries

In a remarkable discovery off the western coast of the Galápagos Islands, scientists have pinpointed a previously unknown hydrothermal vent field, thanks to a trail of ghostly crabs. For over 20 years, researchers had suspected the presence of this underwater feature but had struggled to identify its exact location. However, a team of researchers recently followed a series of squat …

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