Alcohol improves foreign language pronunciation, Ig Nobel Prize finds
Small experiment suggests light drinking reduces language anxiety and boosts Dutch pronunciation among learners, in a prize-winning study
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NASA finds evidence of multiple habitable episodes on Mars in Jezero Crater
Perseverance analyzes minerals showing repeated water activity, suggesting habitable environments existed at multiple times on Mars
Britannic artifacts recovered from Titanic’s forgotten sister ship
Greek authorities recover a trove of World War I relics from HMHS Britannic; conservation to continue in Athens
Divers recover artifacts from Britannic, Titanic’s sister ship, in first-ever dive
Greek Culture Ministry says an 11-diver team retrieved items during a May expedition; artifacts will be conserved and displayed at a new National Museum of Underwater Antiquities in Piraeus as part of a World War I exhibit.
Giant 7.8-magnitude quake triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific, threatening US coasts
NOAA issues advisories for Alaska and Hawaii as authorities warn of potential waves after quake near Kamchatka
7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Pacific Tsunami Warnings Including Alaska and Hawaii
NOAA warns Hawaii is under threat as tsunami watches extend to Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the wake of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky quake
Ash plume over Mount St. Helens raises eruption fears as USGS says no eruption
Satellite imagery shows a widening ash cloud and pilots report ash up to 10,000 feet, but officials say the volcano remains not erupting and at green alert.
Divers uncover bronze helmet and weapon cache tied to Battle of the Aegates near Sicily
A Montefortino helmet in extraordinary condition and about 30 weapons were recovered near the site of Rome’s first major Mediterranean clash, along with a bronze ram bearing an ancient inscription.
900-year-old nameless castle unearthed on Scottish island Islay
Archaeologists uncover remnants of a medieval fortress on Finlaggan, linked to the Lords of the Isles, offering new insight into a little-known realm of western Scotland.