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Researchers analysing hardened plaque from eight people buried in Edo-era Osaka detected 38 dietary proteins, including luxury red sea bream and cold-water fish imported through Japan’s shipping networks

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Researchers analysing hardened plaque from eight people buried in Edo-era Osaka detected 38 dietary proteins, including luxury red sea bream and cold-water fish imported through Japan’s shipping networks

Nearly 400 years ago, people living in Osaka had no refrigerators, supermarkets or modern food supply chains. Yet an unusual scientific discovery suggests that their diets were far more varied than expected. Researchers analysing hardened dental plaque from eight people buried at the Umeda cemetery in Osaka identified 38 dietary proteins from 17 types of … Read more

More than 100 years ago, red mangroves were introduced to Hawaii; now crews are trying to eradicate them from nearly 2 miles of waterways to restore wetlands and protect endangered birds

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More than 100 years ago, red mangroves were introduced to Hawaii; now crews are trying to eradicate them from nearly 2 miles of waterways to restore wetlands and protect endangered birds

Environmental crews and volunteers physically clear thickets of invasive red mangrove trees and tangled stilt roots from a coastal waterway in Kailua, Oahu Environmental teams in Hawaii have launched a major effort to remove invasive red mangroves from nearly two miles of waterways in Kailua. The project aims to reverse more than a century of … Read more

In the 1800s, red foxes were brought to California for hunting. Decades later, the light-footed Ridgway’s rail declined to just 5 breeding pairs

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In the 1800s, red foxes were brought to California for hunting. Decades later, the light-footed Ridgway’s rail declined to just 5 breeding pairs

A red fox introduced to California more than a century ago might seem far removed from the fate of a small marsh bird. Yet the two became linked in the coastal wetlands of Southern California, where the light-footed Ridgway’s rail has struggled to survive. The bird spends much of its time concealed among cordgrass and … Read more

Nancy Guthrie update: Savannah Guthrie worries fans in first ‘red carpet’ appearance after kidnapping; ‘getting so thin’

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Savannah Guthrie attends the Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York special event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (AP Photo)

Savannah Guthrie attended the US Open Exhibition Match and videos of her circulated online sparking worries. This marked her first ‘red carpet’ appearance after mother Nancy Guthrie was reported missing. Savannah Guthrie attends the Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York special event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (AP Photo) … Read more

Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks: Ballistic missile strikes Saudi military ship, four escort boats

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Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks: Ballistic missile strikes Saudi military ship, four escort boats

Houthi group claimed ballistic missile and drone attacks on a Saudi military landing ship and escort boats in the Red Sea off Mocha Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday claimed it had launched a ballistic missile attack on a Saudi military landing ship and four escort boats in the Red Sea off the southwestern port … Read more

San Diego’s Leanne Fan, 18, built a device to simulate microgravity and tested red light on injured flatworms; tissue regeneration sped up by 95.2%, helping her win $80,000

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San Diego's Leanne Fan, 18, built a device to simulate microgravity and tested red light on injured flatworms; tissue regeneration sped up by 95.2%, helping her win $80,000

Fan built her own $200 device instead of using NASA’s $50,000 clinostat. (Society for science photo) Leanne Fan, an 18-year-old student from San Diego, has been named a finalist in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for her research into wound healing in space. Her project looks at whether red light therapy can help wounds … Read more

Boston stabbing: Police at South Station amid incident; Red Line resumes after brief pause

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Representational. (Unsplash)

Update: The Boston Police Department has confirmed that a man died after being stabbed following a fight on the escalator at South Station on Wednesday evening, the Boston Herald confirmed. Representational. (Unsplash) The man was found with a single stab wound, bleeding near the escalator when officers responded to the MBTA’s Red Line platform. He … Read more