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Month February 2025

Villach knife attack leave teenager dead and five wounded

A 14-year-old boy has been killed and five people seriously wounded in a knife attack in southern Austria. Police said the suspect is a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who was detained at the scene in Villach, a town near the…

Dead bacteria offer nutrients to neighbors through evolved enzyme

Darwin’s theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.  Because of this, death is often seen as a failure rather than a process shaped by evolution.  When organisms die, their…

Keir Starmer to join European crisis summit

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing…

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine

Joe Pike Political and investigations correspondent Getty Images British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in January European leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine in response to…

70 Inviting Entryway Ideas for Your Home in 2025

Every item on this page was hand-picked by a House Beautiful editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Madeline Tolle 1 Try Nesting Tables Kirsten Francis In smaller homes and apartments, sometimes one…

New insight into gut stem cell aging

A recent study led by Associate Professor Takuya Yamamoto and Researcher May Nakajima-Koyama has revealed that maintaining a delicate balance between interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling is essential for preserving the intestinal stem cell…

This Texas Ranch Was One of TikTok’s Favorite Airbnb’s in 2024

Social media is becoming ever more important to trip planning. According to the travel industry news site PhocusWire, a whopping 57 percent of people use social media to plan at least some part of their trips. And while there are…

Vionic, Skechers, and More Sneakers Are on Sale

Presidents Day sales have arrived, and the holiday weekend is the perfect excuse to invest in new loungewear, luggage, and supportive sneakers. If you’re not sure where to start, we did the challenging work of finding some can’t-miss deals on…

AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology dispute

The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to…