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An image of Calvin and Hobbes reading comics in their living room.

The immense popularity of “Calvin and Hobbes,” often called “the last great newspaper comic,” can risk obscuring its many inspirations & antecedents. In both style & content, the strip is very well-versed in the rich history of comics and often pays tribute to its influences. 1/12 #CalvinAndHobbes

Ever wondered why you can see underwater bubbles: invisible air in invisible water?
It's because light bends slightly at the boundary between air & water, so light coming from behind the bubble is diverted away from your eye. The resulting dark line shows you the bubble must be there. Beautiful!

A Czech Man Used This Stone in His Barn's Foundations. It Turned Out to Be a Rare Bronze Age Spearhead Mold The rectangular object dates to around 1350 B.C.E. and was likely created by members of the Central European Urnfield culture

What a remarkable story and find !!

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Parrot DNA reveals ancient trade route across the Andes Ancient DNA from parrot feathers reveals that live Amazonian parrots were transported across the Andes through long-distance trade networks.

Parrots. aDNA. #GlobalMiddleAges. What a fascinating research project! This link leads to a sumary: www.earth.com/news/parrot-...

The approach to Dunmore Hillfort, near Callendar in Perthshire. The fort is probably Iron Age in date. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Dunmore #Archaeology #Perthshire

UNESCO fears for fate of historical sites during Iran war UNESCO said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran's Golestan palace, often compared to ​Versailles, and a historic mosque and palace...

#ArchaeologyIsNotPolitical News

"UNESCO is deeply concerned by the first impact that the hostilities ​[in Iran] are already having on many world heritage sites,"

Lazare Eloundou Assomo
Director: World Heritage Centre, to Reuters.

US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military planners * Minab school bombing: a visual guide A preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school in February that killed scores of children. According to the New York Times, quoting unnamed US officials and others familiar with the initial findings, the investigation has concluded that the strike on 28 February on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the US military planners. Continue reading...

US responsible for deadly missile strike on Iran school, preliminary inquiry says

Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children has been visible from the outset, the UN says.

#BBCNews - Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity, UN says
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#UkraineWar

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

I'm out of words here

Ukraine struck Transneft's Armavir fuel hub in Krasnodar overnight — 500 km from the front.

The station doesn't just store fuel. It buffers the entire pipeline section and ships by rail. Taking it out starves the whole route, not just the depot.

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Welcome to Good Journey Car-free days out with easy travel directions and great discounts at attractions

Whether you're cycling past the Roman walls or catching the bus to the Castle, it gives you door-to-door directions that make sustainable travel the easy choice. You still get to see everything from Roman mosaics to Georgian interiors without compromise.

Plan your car-free visit: goodjourney.org.uk

A well-preserved Roman leather shoe with elaborate cutout patterns. The design features a high ankle and open section

An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!

From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.

📷 Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine

🏺 #archaeology

Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc...

Please support the petition against the planned #closure of #Archaeology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität academic tradition for almost 200 years, so closing it would break a long-standing research tradition

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Public health crisis unfolding in Minneapolis as residents avoid healthcare Providers are arranging home visits and telehealth as neighbors pick up prescriptions, groceries and diapers

People targeted by federal agents - for their skin color, accents, or immigration status - are afraid to seek healthcare; healthcare staff are fearful for their safety at work. Here's how Minnesota providers are responding to an unfolding crisis - my latest:

As food prices surge, Russians stop buying fruit, ignore expiration dates, and brace for more hikes — Meduza One of the biggest concerns for Russians at the start of this year is the rapid rise in the cost of basic necessities. Across the country, prices for vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy products, pet…

Across Russia, prices for basic necessities have climbed sharply. We asked our readers there how higher prices are reshaping their daily lives — and what they’re bracing for next.
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La “Tumba 10” de Huitzo: un hallazgo extraordinario que revela la cosmovisión zapoteca - IMER Noticias Tumba 10 de Huitzo, Oaxaca es considerado el descubrimiento arqueológico más importante de la última década informó la presidenta.

⚡️ Découverte majeure au Mexique 🇲🇽

Dans l’État d’Oaxaca, une tombe zapotèque remarquablement conservée vient d’être mise au jour, laissant les spécialistes sans voix.

⬇️ Note de la Présidente @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social

@inahmx.bsky.social

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[Visite privée] Exposition Rosso et Primatice aux Beaux-Arts de Paris YouTube video by Scribe Accroupi

[Visite privée] Exposition Rosso et Primatice aux @beauxartsparis.bsky.social

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Exposition "Rosso et Primatice : Renaissance à Fontainebleau"
21 octobre 2025 - dimanche 1 février 2026
Cabinet d'arts graphiques
Beaux-Arts de Paris

This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.

Oorlogstrompet uit ijzertijd gevonden in Engeland De trompet is mogelijk gebruikt in de strijd tegen de Romeinen.

Oorlogstrompet uit ijzertijd gevonden in Engeland - nos.nl/l/2597955

Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.

Huge Roman villa found under popular park in Wales dubbed town's 'Pompeii' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rare fresco of Jesus as the 'Good Shepherd' uncovered in Turkish town visited by the pope Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian era.

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More than 60 Henri Matisse artworks donated to Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris Artist’s daughter Marguerite features in most of the pieces, kept in the family until ‘complete surprise’ donation

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Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned Thursday didn't meet new requirements for sharing staff members, funding and operations information.

Israel is banning the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in Gaza starting on New Year’s Day. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...

US removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash The American Cemetery in the Dutch village of Margraten has become a flashpoint over the removal of displays honoring Black soldiers.

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Columnist Nadia Bouras: ‘‘Ik herken mijn buurt niet meer’ is het nieuwe ‘vol is vol’’ Het openlijke racisme dat tijdens Fortuyn 'on-Hollands' werd genoemd, is nu mainstream, ziet columnist Nadia Bouras: Nederland moet afkicken van zijn etnische obsessie om te voorkomen dat 2026 óók…

Het openlijke racisme dat tijdens Fortuyn ‘on-Hollands’ werd genoemd, is nu mainstream, ziet columnist @nadiabouras.bsky.social: Nederland moet afkicken van zijn etnische obsessie om nog meer morele afstomping te voorkomen. ’Houd geen debat over de ‘veranderde buurt’, maar over betaalbare woningen.'

Russische oorlogsbloggers uiten kritiek op Kremlin en bevestigen opmars Oekraïne Russische militaire bloggers uiten openlijk kritiek op het Kremlin en leger voor het geven van onjuiste informatie over de situatie op het slagveld. Ook bevestigen ze dat Oekraïense troepen een opmars...

'Russische oorlogsbloggers uiten kritiek op Kremlin en bevestigen opmars Oekraïne' www.nu.nl/spanningen-o...

Vous vous apprêtez à assister à une course-poursuite très intense entre une étoile de mer et une coquille Saint-Jacques 🪸

Conserving a medieval book cover | Behind the Scenes at London Museum YouTube video by London Museum

Conserving a medieval book binding found in the Thames
London Museum video. 📜
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