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🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

Roland Laffitte: 500 Stars Named After Arab Names in the Sky

French researcher Roland Laffitte highlights the influence of Arab astronomers on modern star nomenclature through his comprehensive project examining the journey of star names.

Mar 4 • 10:03 UTC
🇸🇰 Postoj
National & Local

God bless you! Men designated for liquidation in the Jáchymov hell / Stalin's bomb made us a state of slavery with political prisoners in uranium mine camps

The article discusses the history of uranium mining in Jáchymov and its connection to significant scientific discoveries, while highlighting the political repression in the region during Stalin's regime.

Mar 1 • 14:02 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Polylaminate: Between Hope and Déjà Vu

The article discusses the controversial history and scientific scrutiny surrounding the use of polylaminate in cancer treatment, paralleling previous events with fosfoetanolamina.

Feb 27 • 11:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Narratives of History

The Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Group is organizing the second event of the scientific meetings titled 'Narratives of History' on March 2, 2026, focusing on making history more accessible to the public.

Feb 26 • 07:16 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Antarctica, a continent of scientists

The article discusses Brazil's scientific presence in Antarctica, notably through the Comandante Ferraz Station, amidst the continent's harsh environment and its geological history.

Feb 25 • 20:01 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Scientific discovery in Argentina: the rooster-sized dinosaur that rewrites evolutionary history

A small carnivorous dinosaur, measuring only 70 centimeters long and weighing about 2 kilograms, has been identified in Argentina, significantly altering the historical understanding of the alvarezsauroide lineage.

Feb 25 • 16:57 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Geologiae Cura: The evolution of a medieval neologism into a subsequent scientific field

The article explores the historical development of geology, tracing its roots back to medieval times rather than its conventional identification with 18th-century science.

Feb 21 • 09:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

It Wasn't Always Blue: How the Color of the Sky Changed 'Dramatically' on Planet Earth

Scientists reveal that the blue sky may have looked different in Earth's history and could change again due to various factors.

Feb 20 • 09:27 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Hassett sharply criticizes Fed report: "The worst analysis in history". Dispute over Trump’s tariff costs

The director of the National Economic Council harshly criticized a Federal Reserve report claiming that U.S. companies and consumers bear 90% of the costs of Trump's tariffs, calling it the worst scientific work in the history of the Federal Reserve System.

Feb 18 • 21:29 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
World

10 dinosaur eggs found in a cliff

A significant discovery of ten intact dinosaur eggs, estimated to be 150 million years old, has been made on a cliff in Santa Cruz, Portugal, capturing the attention of the European scientific community.

Feb 18 • 11:20 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Trump officials sued over effort to ‘erase history and science’ in national parks

A lawsuit has been filed against Trump officials for allegedly forcing the removal of historical and scientific exhibits from national parks.

Feb 18 • 02:13 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
World

They found exceptionally large shoes from an ancient Roman town that caught the attention of researchers

Archaeologists in the UK discovered unusually large Roman shoes at the Magna Roman Fort in Northumberland, sparking intrigue and discussions within the scientific community.

Feb 17 • 22:10 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Life & Tech

It's no coincidence: This is the reason February has fewer days than other months

The article explores the historical and scientific reasons for February having fewer days than other months of the year.

Feb 16 • 17:21 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Chinese researchers discover possibility of creating a unified system for the geological history of the moon

Chinese researchers have discovered the potential to establish a unified global system for dating the lunar surface, which could enhance our understanding of the moon's geological history.

Feb 16 • 14:12 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Isolated catfish and rare formations discovered in 7 new caves in the interior of SP

A scientific expedition has discovered seven new caves in the Serra dos Cocais region of São Paulo, providing opportunities for unique studies on local fauna and the area's geological history.

Feb 16 • 13:54 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Historical discovery: they uncover the reason why Napoleon lost the most important battle

A new scientific study reveals that typhus was not the primary cause of Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in the Russian campaign of 1812, challenging long-standing historical beliefs.

Feb 16 • 12:01 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Is the El Chichón volcano in Mexico awakening? Signs of activity recorded

Scientists have observed signs of activity in the El Chichón volcano in Mexico, raising concerns due to its history of destructive eruptions.

Feb 11 • 12:44 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

750-year-old poems correct scientists' maps.. Indian texts rewrite the history of the savanna

A recent study reveals that ancient poems and folk songs from India, dating back 750 years, offer significant insights into the ecological history of the savanna in West India, challenging long-held scientific beliefs.

Feb 7 • 10:53 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

Lufthansa acknowledges for the first time that it was "clearly" part of the Nazi system

Lufthansa has officially recognized its involvement in the Nazi regime, admitting to the use of over 10,000 forced laborers during that period and commissioning a scientific study to explore its historical role.

Feb 4 • 15:48 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

History of the Corporation: The Role of Lufthansa in the Third Reich

Lufthansa's CEO Spohr acknowledges the company's insufficient engagement with its Nazi past, prompting a scientific investigation to address this gap, noting that the current Lufthansa is not the legal successor to the original Deutsche Luft Hansa AG established in 1926, which dissolved with the Nazi regime in 1945.

Feb 4 • 11:55 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

1936-1939 The War We All Lost: A Case of Scientific Misconduct

The article discusses the implications of scientific misconduct labeled as prevarication in the context of the Spanish Civil War discussions led by Arturo Pérez Reverte.

Feb 1 • 20:29 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
Life & Tech

China’s bid for 200,000 satellites; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

The article highlights recent significant scientific developments in China, including plans for 200,000 satellites and a discussion on a 2,000-year-old computational device.

Jan 14 • 07:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
World

Over 770,000-Year-Old Bones Change History of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals

New fossil finds in Morocco provide insights into the origin of Homo sapiens and its last common ancestor with Neanderthals, challenging existing scientific debates.

Jan 10 • 12:10 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Life & Tech

The exact date of the 'end of the world' is predicted by a terrifying equation - and it should be soon

The article discusses various historical predictions of the end of the world, emphasizing their frequent occurrence without scientific basis.

Jan 9 • 09:30 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
World

Something that Shouldn't Exist: A Mature 'Megacity' of Galaxies Found Shortly After the Big Bang

The discovery of a gigantic primitive galactic cluster, just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, challenges existing models of cosmic history by demonstrating an unexpected level of maturity during such an early period.

Jan 5 • 18:50 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

See.. The Library of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Inside

The Al-Aqsa Mosque, established as a cultural and scientific institution, hosts thousands of students seeking religious and linguistic knowledge, with its library located in the western part of the mosque, dating back to the Ayyubid era and known by several names throughout its storied history.

Jan 5 • 11:33 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Life & Tech

How the "discovered" planet that never existed

In January 1860, the scientific community was misled by the purported discovery of the planet Vulkan, which was thought to orbit within Mercury's path, but later proved to be nonexistent, leaving a peculiar mark in astronomy and popular culture.

Jan 2 • 16:45 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
National & Local

If the biggest scientific catastrophe of this year had legs, it would become the US Secretary of Health

The article discusses the controversy surrounding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, highlighting strong opposition from the scientific community due to his history of promoting disinformation.

Dec 30 • 23:01 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Life & Tech

VIDEO Successfully launched the first Montenegrin satellite

Montenegro successfully launched its first satellite, 'Luča', into low Earth orbit using a Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, marking a significant milestone in its technological and scientific history.

Dec 28 • 17:01 UTC

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