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The Curious Story of Greek Strongman Gust Lessis

Greek strongman Gust Lessis first found fame after moving to the US in 1919. There, he performed feats of incredible strength before audiences at Brighton Beach and was soon discovered by two New York photographers. Unfortunately, Lessis met a...

China Green-Lights Mass Production of Autonomous Flying Taxis

EHang, a vehicle maker, got the first-ever production certificate in China to produce self-flying taxis. These taxis are called EH216-S. They don't need a pilot and can carry passengers. They can take off and land vertically, and they run...

New Satellite Photos Show Hundreds of ‘Black Spiders’ on Mars

The European Space Agency's Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of  ‘black spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region of Mars. Rather than being actual spiders, these small, dark features form when spring sunshine falls on layers of carbon...

DNA Analysis Redirects the Cradle of Indo-Europeans, Sheds Light on Proto-Greeks

A recent DNA analysis on 777 ancient genomes from across the so-called Southern Arc, namely Southern Europe and West Asia, redirects the cradle of Indo-Europeans and sheds light on the Proto-Greek prehistoric past. As is well known, the Greek language belongs...

15 Reasons to Visit Corfu, Greece

"Greece’s greenest island, Corfu, welcomes visitors with the sweet aroma of pine and lemon trees. In the mountainous interior myrtle and bay bushes fight it out, while venerable olive groves descend to its beach-fringed coastline." That's how The Guardian...

Giant Squid Caught in Greece

A fish tavern owner in Evia, Greece caught a giant squid (kalamari) recently, which weighs 15 kg (33 lbs) a rare size for Greek waters. According to a report in the local site evima.gr, residents, and visitors to the beach...

Levissi: The Ghost Village in Turkey Once Home to 10,000 Greeks

The ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once a bustling Greek village on the slopes of a hill in the district of Fethiye, Turkey, almost opposite the island of Rhodes. Greeks of the 5,000-year-old village were ethnically...

Hundreds of WWII German Bombs Unearthed at Athens’s Hellinikon

A total of 314 WWII German bombs have been discovered during work on a massive urban development project at the former airport complex of Hellinikon south of Athens, according to local authorities. In a press conference on Thursday, Elliniko-Argyroupoli Mayor...

Germany Takes Aim at Greece for Not Giving Ukraine Patriot Systems

Germany has criticized its NATO allies Spain and Greece for not donating their Patriot air-defense systems to Ukraine. Kyiv has said it needs at least seven of the American-made surface-to-air missile batteries to protect its cities from Russia’s long-range bombardments. Boris...

Greece to Hand Over Olympic Flame for Paris 2024

After its journey through Greece for 11 days, the Olympic Flame will be handed over to the delegation of the "Paris 2024" Organising Committee on Friday. The handover ceremony will begin on Friday, April 26, at 6:30 pm (local time)...

Researchers Find Evidence That Brains Are Getting Bigger

A new study suggests our brains might be growing larger over time. This finding could prove useful in fighting memory loss as we age. Researchers at UC Davis Health found the brains of individuals born in the 1970s were bigger...

Pre-Roman Necropolis With 88 Tombs Discovered in Southern Italy

A necropolis from the pre-Roman era, full of rich grave artifacts, was discovered in Southern Italy during excavations for the construction of an electricity power station, local authorities said. What was found in the necropolis in Southern Italy? The necropolis was...

AI May Help Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis in UK and Europe

A company called 21st Century Digital Teaching (21C) is tackling the ongoing teacher shortage crisis in the UK and Europe. They are doing this by changing how students learn math and other important subjects. To make this happen, 21C made...

Greek in US Makes Lambatha Candles for Easter

Lambatha candles are an important part of the Greek Easter service that takes place on Holy Saturday, and one Greek, who moved to the US seven years ago, is now making and selling his own at a Greek market...