Jewelry worth up to $63,000 was stolen from one of the world's top museums and sold on eBay for as little as $50, report says

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British Museum in London, January 25, 2023.
British Museum in London, January 25, 2023.

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Astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol at work, but this hasn't stopped them sneaking everything from communion wine to cognac into space

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Buzz Aldrin held a secret communion service on the moon and consumed wine and bread.

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The money of America's top 10% is causing almost half of US emissions. So tax it, researchers say.

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In a new study, the income flows of the wealthiest 10% in the US were associated with 40% of the country's greenhouse-gas emissions.

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On Maui, a perfect storm of climate, colonialism, and failed emergency systems made the deadliest US wildfire in over a century

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A burned cars sits among destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023.
A burned cars sits among destroyed buildings in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina on August 11, 2023.

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Human-caused fires may have contributed to the extinction of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other animals 13,000 years ago

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Dire wolf skulls found in La Brea Tar Pits are on display in several rows and columns against an orange backdrop
Over 3,000 dire wolf fossils have been found at the La Brea tar pits

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A 15-year-old medieval girl was buried face down with her ankles possibly tied together to stop her from returning from the dead, researchers say

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The remains of a ninth-century Medieval girl were found buried face-down in England.
Archeologists unearthed the remains of a 15-year-old girl in a Medieval settlement near Conington, Cambridgeshire several years ago.

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Graphic video shows orcas hunting and eating dolphins near San Diego. Orca scientist says they just like playing with their food.

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A screengrab from the video shows a juvenile orca following an adult as it hunts a dolphin.

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Vlad the Impaler, the terrifying ruler and inspiration behind Dracula, may have cried actual tears of blood, scientists say

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Side by side images show a statue of Vlad the Impaler next to a picture of an ancient letter carrying a waxed seal, which scientists analyzed to understand possible diseases the ruler may have had.
A statue of Vlad the Impaler shown next a letter written by him in 1457.

Dolphins are dying in droves in the Black Sea, and Ukraine says it's evidence that Russia is committing a new kind of war crime

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A stranded dolphin on the Black Sea.
A stranded dolphin on the Black Sea.

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9 techniques villagers used starting in the 14th century to bury people they feared were 'vampires' to keep them from coming back from the dead

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Female "vampire" with protruding tooth and a sickle across her neck.

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