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By STACY LIBERATORE, U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR An ancient underwater city beneath Turkey’s Lake Van could potentially reveal secrets that challenge the origins of Noah’s Ark. The sprawling ruins lie 85 feet below the surface near the town of Gevaş, just 150 miles from Mount Ararat, the mountain traditionally believed to be the final resting place of the biblical boat.Geological evidence suggests that the ruins were submerged 12,000 to 14,500 years ago, when a Mount Nemrut eruption blocked the Mirat River, and caused massive flooding during the Younger Dryas, a period of extreme climate upheaval. While mainstream scholars dismiss the theory,…
A nutrition expert has warned about the dangers of taking too many supplements—and how a fistful of ‘healthy’ tablets can do more harm than good.A previous survey of over 2,000 Britons by Which? found three quarters take supplements, and about one in five respondents take four or more each day.But recently, writing for the product testing website, Dr Rachel Woods, who has a PhD in nutrition, said overloading on supplements can cause nausea and diarrhoea, or in more extreme cases, weakened bones and birth defects.And, when taken in excess, they have been linked to liver, heart, and kidney damage—which can prove fatal.’Many…
A plane skidded down the runway to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport today forcing all flights to remain grounded for hours.The small aircraft, a Beech B200 Super King Air plane, had been headed for Belfast before it was forced to make an impromptu landing on the city runway at 1.40pm.An observer, who wished to remain anonymous, filmed the plane – forced to descend without fully extending its landing gear – as it made the emergency stop.He said: ‘It took off from Birmingham, and as it was flying over Tamworth, it declared an emergency.’The plane turned around to come…
By ERIC BLUM, US SPORTS REPORTER Published: 22:00 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 6 August 2025 The Kansas City Chiefs have brought former Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce to training camp despite being a former sworn enemy due to his vast defensive knowledge. Pierce is a guest of Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who is using every tool at his disposal to get Kansas City back to its winning ways. The Chiefs were denied a three-peat by the Philadelphia Eagles in February, giving up 40 points. Expectations are for Kansas City to play in their sixth championship game in…
A Lebanese influencer has gone viral for sharing videos of herself cooking enormous meals and then feeding them to the hungry in response to wasteful social media stars.Surthany Hejeij, 33, has racked up 15.7 million followers on Instagram thanks to her engaging videos, which always start with a clip of an internet celebrity throwing away food. She then cuts the video with footage of children facing poverty, before she is shown cooking up meals in poor communities and serving them up to children and their families. In one clip that has racked up 12.1 million views on Instagram, Ms Hejeij ‘s video shows…
By VICTORIA CHURCHILL , US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 19:43 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 19:43 BST, 6 August 2025 Advertisement A top Republican in the U.S. Senate stepped up to defend his Christian faith and relationship with President Trump during an interview on CBS Tuesday. Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott appeared on ‘CBS Mornings Plus’ to promote his new book on Christian faith in America. CBS anchor Adriana Diaz bluntly asked Scott about how he reconciles his ‘support for President Trump when many people see his actions as lacking Christian values.’ Diaz mentioned Trump’s hardline immigration policies as…
Almost 40 years after being at the vanguard of one revolution at Ibrox, Graeme Souness is now content to be bear witness to another.In the past three months, Rangers have moved into new ownership, with their American custodians quickly identifying Russell Martin as the man to instigate a change of fortunes on the park.While the new manager’s nine recruits to date have been much lower profile than the cast of international A-listers assembled by Souness, the wind of change throughout the club feels reminiscent of that which blew in during the summer of 1986.When Souness arrived from Sampdoria as player-manager,…
By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 22:06 BST, 5 August 2025 Diageo’s interim boss has pledged to get it ‘firing on all cylinders’ after a slump in demand for its drinks.Chief executive Nik Jhangiani also admitted the Guinness maker would need to cut jobs as part of plans to save an extra £94million.But he insisted the FTSE 100 giant could eventually cash in on a trend for drinking in ‘moderation’, despite profits sliding 27.8 per cent to £3.2billion for the year to June, a steeper fall than analysts had predicted.Sales also dipped 0.1 per cent to £15.2billion during the year. Jhangiani explained the decline…
MasterChef viewers blasted the ‘tone deaf’ BBC for their ‘bizarre decision’ to push ahead with the latest series after firing both presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace.The controversial 21st series aired on Wednesday night after arriving on BBC iPlayer earlier in the day – after the broadcaster’s decision to air the episodes. There was a last-minute scramble to re-edit it and limit the appearances of its stars Gregg and John.Both presenters had been axed from hosting future iterations of the long-running cookery contest in recent weeks.And viewers watching on Wednesday felt confused that it had even been aired after what happened -…
By STACY LIBERATORE, U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR An earthquake was detected just miles north of an Alaskan volcano showing signs of unrest and potential eruption. The US Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.6 quake near Petersville, about 86 miles from Mount Spurr. The Alaska Earthquake Center said: ‘We have reviewed a M4.6 earthquake that occurred at 10:38 a.m. local time, 52.4 miles deep and 34 miles north of Skwentna.”This event was felt throughout Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna region,’ the center added. Anchorage sites are located more than 100 miles from the epicenter.The USGS has received nearly 200 reports of shaking from…