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A New Orleans couple found a 1,900-year-old Roman sailor’s gravestone buried in their backyard; it had vanished from an Italian museum during WWII and has now returned home

A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman gravestone was discovered beneath a New Orleans backyard. This ancient artifact had been missing from an Italian museum since World War II. Scholars identified the stone and initiated its return through international collaboration. The FBI and Italian authorities facilitated the artifact's journey back to Italy. This…

The Times of India

Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans’ Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub

The historic Charity Hospital in New Orleans is set to undergo a remarkable transformation into a cutting-edge medical research facility. Spearheaded by Tulane University, this ambitious $500 million project aims to establish a vibrant biomedical innovation hub, with construction kicking off this fall and projected completion by 2029. This redevelopment…

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A New Orleans couple found a 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone in their backyard; the FBI traced it to Italy and returned it 80 years later

In early 2025, Daniella Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University, and her partner, Aaron Lorenz, were clearing weeds behind their home in New Orleans' historic Carrollton neighbourhood when they uncovered a marble slab covered in Latin writing. Santoro contacted D. Ryan Gray, an archaeologist at the University of New Orleans,…

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A unique antibody system may help explain bats' unusual tolerance of viruses

Researchers found that vesper bats use two separate sets of genes to build antibodies ‪—‬ a rare evolutionary quirk that may give them different ways to fight infection.

LiveScience

Texas A&M Scientists Unlocked the Human Body's Hidden Ability to Regrow Bone and Joints — Using Two Already-Approved Signals

Texas A&M / Nature Communications June 17, 2026: FGF2 + BMP2 sequential treatment regrew bone, joint, cartilage, and ligaments in mice that normally scar. What it means for medicine.

Medical Daily

Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy

Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decades

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack

Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt

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The ‘Jolene doctrine’: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song

Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relations

The Guardian - US

Tulane's $1.6M Gates Foundation Grant for Oral Polio Vaccine 'Could End Polio for Good'

A Tulane University researcher, Dr Elizabeth Norton, has received $1.6 million from the Gates Foundation to develop a groundbreaking oral polio vaccine that cannot revert, potentially ending polio forever.

International Business Times UK

Mississippi’s escaped monkeys sparks wave of conspiracy theories and question

The crash left wooden crates marked ‘live monkeys’ in the tall grass on the side of the road

The Independent UK

Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?

Authorities have killed several lab monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi. The rhesus macaques were initially thought to be diseased and dangerous, but that's not necessarily the case.

LiveScience

Monkey Escape Sparks Panic — Officials Deny COVID Link After Mississippi Crash

A truck transporting research monkeys crashed in Mississippi, sparking panic and false reports about disease exposure. Officials now confirm the escaped animals pose no health risk to the public.

International Business Times UK

Aggressive And 'Diseased' Monkeys Loose In Mississippi: Here's What You Should Do When You Spot One

Authorities in Mississippi warn residents after rhesus monkeys escaped a lorry crash near Heidelberg, sparking health alerts and an ongoing search.

International Business Times UK

Diseased Lab Monkeys on the Loose After Frightening Mississippi Crash

A truck crash in Mississippi released potentially diseased lab monkeys carrying hepatitis C and COVID, leaving one still on the loose as officials race to contain the threat.

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The Independent UK

Global mystery after unearthed ancient Roman headstone is found —in New Orleans

Dr. Daniella Santoro and her husband discovered an ancient Roman tombstone in their New Orleans yard that has been missing from an Italian museum since World War II

The Guardian - US

‘A gay Mardi Gras’: the lesbian pop-up bar in New Orleans that was born after Hurricane Katrina

Grrlspot, a monthly event in New Orleans, stemmed from a desire to create spaces for queer women to gather after the storm devastated the city in 2005

The Guardian - US

‘You had to fend for yourself’: Hurricane Katrina haunts New Orleans as Trump guts disaster aid

As survivors and experts reflect on the storm 20 years on, fear is growing that the US is just as unprepared to take on extreme weather amid cuts to Fema

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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research

A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders

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Saudi Arabia wants to build its post-oil future with massive AI data centers — Trump and U.S. tech have big incentives to oblige

In a geopolitical chess game with billions at stake, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Nvidia all have something to gain.

The Independent UK

Coffee can your reduce risk of death when drunk at a certain time

Timing may be everything when it comes to your daily brew

Evening Standard

Drink coffee in the morning to reap health benefits – study

However, those who drink coffee all day do not get the same benefit, researchers found.

Kiplinger

Will Your House Flood? We Ask the Experts

There are free, quick tools to check your home's flood risk. We ask experts how reliable they are.

The Independent UK

Sexual harassment at work is just as bad for women now as it was five years ago, study finds

‘The fact that women are so concerned that if they reported it, it wouldn’t be effectively managed likely leads to a number of incidents not being accounted for’

Woman & Home

From staying friends to staying away - how should you handle a breakup? Experts reveal all

Breakups are tricky business, no matter how old you are. Here, writer Samantha Earl speaks to the experts on your scenario to reveal how to handle it

Al Jazeera

In the US South, pro-Palestinians face crackdown on campus and in streets

Authorities have been intolerant of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Louisiana, but the movement continues.

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