Europe

Three ancient Greek rings that were likely made using meteoritic iron and other precious metals, PC: Journal Archaeological Science Long before iron smelting became widespread in Greece, some Bronze Age elites were already wearing jewellery made from iron that may have come from meteorites. A five-year study by Matthieu Gounelle of France’s National Museum of…

​Representative Image of serene Norwegian mountain cabins surrounded by vast wilderness (AI-generated image) Deep in the Norwegian mountains, a hiker can reach a locked wooden cabin with no road leading to it, no receptionist and often no phone signal at all. A single small metal key still opens the door. That same standard key works…

The image is for representation purposes only. For centuries the waters of the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, have concealed the remains of a remarkable Roman engineering feat. The river is currently at extremely low levels, and parts of a 1,600-year-old bridge are emerging from the water, giving archaeologists a rare glimpse of a structure that…

The European Central Bank (ECB) says the growing amount of cash being held, despite its declining use in daily transactions. (Representational photo) Despite the widespread use of contactless payments and smartphones across Europe, people are keeping more physical cash. The value of euro banknotes in circulation has increased sharply in recent years, as fears over…

European wild boars are large, powerful wild pigs native to Europe and parts of Asia and North Africa, known for their strong snouts, dark coats and sharp tusks. A shipment of European wild boars brought to a North Carolina hunting estate more than a century ago continues to cause serious ecological problems inside Great Smoky…

Several European nations have female leaders next in line for the throne, but one of them has recently initiated the norm. Liechtenstein has become the latest country to amend its royal rules and allow women to take the throne. During its national day celebrations on Saturday, August 15, the country announced the change.“The order of…

Local police shared images of the hoard, PC: Lokale Politie Dendermonde An 18-year-old named Kobe was spending his summer break working construction in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, a small community in East Flanders, Belgium, when an ordinary day of demolition work turned into the find of a lifetime. His crew had been renovating a former brewery building, once…

PC: Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty  A huge swarm of jellyfish has forced France’s Gravelines nuclear power plant to shut three reactors and reduce output from a fourth, after the animals clogged parts of the seawater cooling system. EDF took reactors 2, 3 and 4 offline as a precaution, while reactor 1 was limited to…

At a wind farm in western Poland, the ground beneath the turbines has quietly turned into unexpected pollinator territory. A wind turbine standing 394 feet tall rises above sprayed grain fields near Gołańcz, and the unmown gravel patch encircling its base has been found to hold as many wild bees as the seminatural grasslands set…

Ryanair flight broken window/Image: NTSB A Ryanair passenger was partially sucked through a broken aircraft window after a fan blade from the plane’s engine broke apart and struck the cabin shortly after takeoff from Greece, a preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found.The July 10 flight to Memmingen, Germany, had…