Uuuummm.

Allenby, Megiddo... anyone?!

Grieving mother of Belgian backpacker warns hikers not to trust phone maps Backpacker Celine Cremer set off on a short walk with only a phone to guide her — and vanished. More than two years later, her family has an urgent message for other travellers.

We once learned to read paper maps as a basic survival skill—especially in places like Tasmania, where map & compass were essential in the dense wilderness.

Now, society's heavy reliance on digital maps is eroding those skills, with potentially tragic consequences.
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We are looking at a painting of St Liphardus - a 6th-century lawyer, hermit and abbot in Meung-sur-Loire near Orléans, France. He is wearing bishops clothing including a surplus and mitre and is holding a crook. On a lead is a small knee high green and blue dragon.

We’re very sorry sir but you cannot bring your emotional support dragon in here.

This is getting out of hand

After reviewing recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and considering all available information, I see this as the most likely scenario playing out in the next month

Finland’s long-delayed train route to Sweden set to launch this summer When the border rail link opens this summer, it will create what is thought to be the longest train journey that’s possible to take in the EU.

It may be seen by some as rail nerdery (I know it is), but the new Sweden-Finland rail connection allows a journey from Kolari in Finland to Lagos, Portugal, now the longest journey possible in the EU.

May a new golden age of European rail be upon us!

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Young Washington | Official Trailer | In Theaters July 3 | Angel & Wonder Project YouTube video by Angel

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A fascinating read! Spain’s infrastructure operator jump-started high-speed competition, and passenger numbers have increased by up to 68% since 2019.

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We're In Utter Disbelief About the Photos the Moon Astronauts Just Sent Back Here are some of the most spectacular snapshots NASA recently received from the crew of its Artemis 2 mission.

Wow.

🚀👨‍🚀📸🌑🌍

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NT rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger The rock art reveals the Thylacine’s deep significance to Aboriginal peoples.

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An isometric angled photo on a green background a new Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard, but retro styled with beige casing, black qwerty keyboard and red function keys, designed to look like a 1980s BBC Micro.

@raspberrypi.com pllllleeeeaaaase tell me this is going to be commercially produced!!

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Now we're talking!

And people often forget - as this youthful photo reminds us - he'd barely just had his 44th birthday when he realised this cinematic masterpiece into the world.

You're in a rural pub.

It's cold, dark and windy outside. The fire is crackling in a warm corner, and your train is delayed by leaves on the line.

Your move.

How I turned online misogyny about my PhD into momentum for my career Nature - A simple celebratory post about completing my PhD went viral for all the wrong reasons. Here’s how I managed the backlash and used the attention to promote my research.

A simple celebratory post about completing my PhD went viral for all the wrong reasons. Here’s how I managed the backlash and used the attention to promote my research, says Juliet Turner

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Also reported and blocked.

New report on The State of Geography in UK Higher Education UK universities are facing a financial crisis, with over 40% of institutions experiencing deficits. Others will likely face similar challenges.

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Enchanting Video Shows How Globes Were Made by Hand in 1955: The End of a 500-Year Tradition The first globe—a spherical representation of our planet Earth—dates back to the Age of Discovery. Or 1492, to be more precise, when Martin Behaim and painter Georg Glockendon created the 'Nürnberg Te...

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 13,000 ostraca, or inscribed fragments of pottery. The oldest are, naturally, tax receipts. Others record temple activities, delivery orders, and a few more whimsical scribbles …

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Indeed. GenAI can produce history-shaped objects, but it simply cannot and never could do *history*, no more than I could send a robot to the gym and hope to be selected for the All Blacks. As R.G. Collingwood put it, history "is a labour of active and therefore critical thinking"

Blue Shield warns of potential ‘war crimes’ against Iran’s cultural sites - Museums Association International museum and heritage bodies urge protection of cultural heritage across Gulf region

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𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 | Oceano Azul Foundation | 25 comments 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 🌊 The ocean does not respond to fragmented action or lowest-common-denomina...

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Ashmolean returns 16th-century bronze taken from Hindu temple - Museums Association Icon repatriated to India after scholar raised provenance concerns

News | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford returns 16th-century bronze taken from Hindu temple

Icon repatriated to India after scholar raised provenance concerns

This Way Up A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025 'Educational, smart and funny’ Richard Osman ‘This book is superb’ Charlie Brooker ‘Brilliant. Fascinating. H...

Well, it's #WorldBookDay and I think everyone should take a look at 'This Way Up' by Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.

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Positively Spring vibes at Kew today...

Search for lost colonial-era paintings potentially hidden in homes Experts believe "countless" artworks by a famed colonial artist could be sitting in Tasmanian homes, with the owners unaware of their true value.

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