38 h. ago Mysterious Mars structures discovered by NASA 'prove there was life on the Red Planet'

In most photos, the surface of Mars looks like an empty red wasteland. But if you look a bit closer, the remnants of an ancient alien civilization begin to take shape.

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3 d. ago Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain

A record number of humanitarian workers were killed last year. My staff’s red uniforms should have protected them. Instead they became their death shroudsJagan Chapagain is secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies‘What was their crime?’ Families tell of shock over IDF killing of paramedicsWhich was most horrific? The agonising week-long wait – silence after our colleagues went missing, as we suspected the worst but hoped for something different? Or the confirmation, seven days later, that bodies had been found? Or, since, the ghastly details of how they were found, and killed?Their ambulances were crushed and partly buried. Nearby were their bodies – also buried, en masse, in the sand. Our dead colleagues were still wearing their Red Crescent vests. In life, those uniforms signalled their status as humanitarian workers; they should have protected them. Instead, in death, those red vests became their shrouds.Jagan Chapagain is secretar...

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1 week ago Murky dolphin deaths at Florida theme park prompt law enforcement raid

State investigation under way at Gulf World after four dolphins have mysteriously died in past six monthsWildlife officials and law enforcement officers have raided a Florida marine theme park where several dolphins died in mysterious circumstances, and activists filmed survivors in tiny pools swimming in murky green water.Agents served a search warrant on Thursday evening at the Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, where the owners, the Mexico-based Dolphin Company, last week refused access to Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) rangers seeking to conduct a wellness check. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kelvin and Liz Fletcher flooded with messages as they declare 'it's started' in family farm update

The couple often offer a glimpse into their family life having swapped red carpets for their own working farm

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1 week ago What is ‘abundance’ liberalism, and why are people arguing about it?

A new book has sparked debate with its provocative claim that progressive public policy in the US is brokenIs progressive public policy in America broken? Do many left-leaning laws actually make life more expensive for struggling people? Is regulatory red tape hindering growth and innovation? Have Democratic-run cities, such as New York and San Francisco, become giant billboards against liberal governance?These arguments wouldn’t sound out of place in a policy paper from a conservative thinktank. Yet their newest champions are two of America’s best-known left-leaning journalists, the New York Times’ Ezra Klein and the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson – and they believe the left is overdue for a reckoning of sorts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scientists are BAFFLED after discovering a mysterious pyramid structure filled with coins and weapons

The 'incredible desert fortress', about 2,200 years old, was uncovered at the Nahal Zohar valley near the Dead Sea, east Israel.

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1 week ago Scientists who made 'vast city' discovery beneath Egypt's Giza pyramid claim it was built by a long

Scientists who say they discovered a vast city beneath Egypt's Giza pyramid have shared new details about the age of the hidden structures and who may have built them.

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1 week ago Scientists who made 'vast city' discovery beneath the Egyptian pyramids claim it was built by a long

Scientists who say they discovered a vast city beneath Egypt's Giza pyramid have shared new details about the age of the hidden structures and who may have built them.

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2 w. ago Scientists who discovered 'vast city' underneath Egypt's Giza pyramid reveal new secrets about mysterious structures

Scientists claim to have found a 'vast city' beneath Egypt's Giza Pyramid, which they believe could be the legendary Hall of Records, said to hold knowledge about the ancient civilization

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2 w. ago Plague of highly infectious scabies is sweeping Britain, spread by this very common activity. Even worse, the skin bugs are becoming resistant to drugs

It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to appear overnight, covered the mother-of-two's body.

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2 w. ago Plague of highly infectious scabies is sweeping Britain and the skin bugs are becoming resistant to drugs

It was, says 48-year-old Andrea Dowden, 'one of the worst experiences of my life'. The raised, red scabs, which seemed to appear overnight, covered the mother-of-two's body.

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2 w. ago Massive 'underground city' structure stretching 6,500 feet beneath Pyramids discovered

New radar imaging research suggests there is a hidden two-kilometer underground complex featuring interconnected chambers, spiraling wells, and massive cubic structures

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2 w. ago Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria explains viral red carpet ‘spat’ after backlash

Couple entered into a spat when promoting their new reality show

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2 w. ago Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria explains viral red carpet ‘row’ after backlash

Couple entered into a spat when promoting their new reality show

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2 w. ago Dark energy: mysterious cosmic force appears to be weakening, say scientists

Findings could open up possibility the universe will end in a reverse big bang or ‘big crunch’, say cosmologistsExplainer: Is dark energy destined to dominate the universe?Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be weakening, according to a survey that could “overthrow” scientists’ current understanding of the fate of the cosmos.If confirmed, the results from the dark energy spectroscopic instrument (Desi) team at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona would have profound implications for theories about the evolution of the universe, opening up the possibility that its current expansion could eventually go into reverse in a “big crunch”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brief History of a Family review – mysterious interloper at centre of exquisitely constructed drama

Lin Jianjie’s remarkable debut feature keeps you guessing to the final scene – a thrilling film directed and performed immaculatelyThis knockout debut feature from Chinese writer-director Lin Jianjie is like some kind of cinematic kinetic mobile, such as the ones artist Alexander Calder designed in the last century; it’s so exquisitely balanced that it’s able to keep reconfiguring itself with the merest breeze into a whole new arrangement of shapes that’s just as pleasing and abstract as the last. Precision and random chance, freestyle inspiration and formal craft are all in constant play here. That perfectly complements the story itself, a parable about a tricky space – the family unit – where talent, ambition and the lottery of genetics and luck all dance around one another, held in place by gravity and desire. It really is that good, and well-worth seeing in a cinema, not just on a small screen at home, so as to appreciate Zhang Jiahao’s sculptural cinematography and the sparse p...

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3 w. ago A mysterious millionaire and the quest to live under the sea – podcast

Before billionaires dreamed of setting up communities on Mars, the ocean was seen as the next frontier in human habitation. Reviving this dream is Deep, a project backed by an anonymous millionaire to the tune of more than £100m that aims to establish a ‘permanent human presence’ under the sea from 2027. Guardian Seascape editor Lisa Bachelor visited the project just outside Chepstow on the Welsh border, and tells Madeleine Finlay what scientists hope to learn about the ocean by spending extended periods living underwaterSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mysterious sea foam on South Australian beaches reportedly leaves more than 100 surfers ill

Leafy seadragons, fish, and octopuses among creatures to have washed up dead on both Waitpinga beach and Parsons beach Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA mysterious foam on a South Australian beach is being blamed for more than 100 surfers becoming ill, and for the deaths of leafy seadragons, fish, and octopuses.Health authorities have closed Waitpinga and Parsons Beach, about 80km south of Adelaide.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Argos shoppers can get a LEGO Ferrari F40 set for as little as £6 with deal stack

The 318-piece LEGO set brings the iconic red supercar to life and usually costs £21

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3 w. ago Marc Marquez shows true colours with stunning decision after Ducati ace's Thai MotoGP domination

It was a dream start to life in factory red for Marc as he dominated every session on his Ducati debut

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