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Global Collaboration To Protect Barn Owls In Middle East

Learn how the barn owl project unites Arab and Israeli scientists to protect this vital predator and promote global cooperation in conservation efforts.

Top News · Jan 29, 2025

The bird defying boundaries to bring Arab and Israeli scientists together

‘Barn owls know no boundaries; they fly between Jordan, Palestine, and Israel’

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

St. Thomas Aquinas’ skull just went on tour − here’s what the medieval saint himself would have said about its veneration

Once, on a road trip in Greece, I stopped with my husband and dad at a centuries-old Orthodox monastery to view its famous frescoes. We were in luck, the porter said: It was a feast day. The relics of the monastery’s saintly founder were on view for public veneration.

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025

A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

Police in Greece say a marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found abandoned in a garbage bag and handed to archaeologists

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

2,000-year-old statue found in rubbish bag in Greece

A local resident stumbled across the statue in a bin

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene

Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada, Australia, Portugal and Greece. What wasn’t burned was smoked in.

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025

The cheapest package holiday destinations for 2025, revealed

Holiday hotspots in Italy, Greece and Morocco made the Which? top 10

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

How to fix democracy? Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answer

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”. Not only was the first democracy in the world in Athens, but the word itself comes from the Greek demos (people) and kratos…

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2025

What’s the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke? One’s a medical emergency

When British TV doctor Michael Mosley died last year in Greece after walking in extreme heat, local police said “heat exhaustion” was a contributing factor.

The Conversation · Jan 19, 2025

Rare 'Corinthian' helmet from ancient Greece is up for auction, and stunningly preserved

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

LiveScience · Jan 19, 2025