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July 17, 2026

In 1999, archaeologists found a teenage Inca girl frozen on a 6,739-metre-high volcano, where she had remained untouched for more than 500 years.

July 17, 2026

China built “ghost” subway stations in empty fields before residents arrived, but years later new homes, roads and businesses began to grow around them.

July 17, 2026

“Continued attack”: An ICC employee accuses Prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual harassment

July 17, 2026

‘No beer in the cabin’: Florida woman stabs boyfriend with scissors during argument

July 17, 2026

Pirates claim to have hijacked the chemical tanker Asana in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen

July 17, 2026

From prison to paradise: This remote sanctuary in Greece was once a scary prison island, and now protects one of the world’s rarest seals

July 17, 2026

In 1980, Mount St. Helens buried a river valley in volcanic sediments. Then 58 beavers helped transform the barren land into a thriving wetland

July 17, 2026

Campaign to eradicate billions of birds to protect crops in 1958; The birds’ disappearance accidentally led to one of the most devastating locust waves in history

July 17, 2026

A Spanish company has built a bladeless wind turbine that sways instead of rotating, converting vibrations caused by the wind into electricity.

July 17, 2026

When wars destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, a Roman official began copying ancient books and helped save centuries of knowledge from extinction.