Offbeat

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Boats gather in the waters off Favignana, Italy, on 17 September 2023. Favignana was used as a filming location for Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey,' released in Italy on 16 July 2026. File Photo: Reuters.

As Nolan's 'Odyssey' draws global audiences, Sicily's Favignana braces for film tourism

Favignana, the largest of the Egadi Islands, lies 7km off Sicily's western coast and stands in for Ithaca, Odysseus' homeland. The Castello di Santa Caterina, a fortress atop Favignana&...

These are the highest-resolution images of the Sun's surface, or photosphere, that have ever been captured. Photo: NASA

These are the highest-resolution images of the Sun's surface, or photosphere, that have ever been captured

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Happy birthday, World Wide Web: The invisible invention that changed everything

Karen Mikesell, owner of the home that Neil Armstrong once lived in, poses for a photo in the former bedroom of Armstrong on Friday, July 31, 2026, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Photo: UNB

Neil Armstrong's childhood home, where his journey to the moon began, goes on sale

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Does single life come with a price tag for Brits?

Eilish Rothney said she first noticed the nest in June after being out conducting surveys on the reserves she manages. Photo: Eilish Rothney

Giant wasp nest forces Norfolk wildlife manager out of office

This small interloper triggered a police deployment. Photo: Polizei Südosthessen/dpa/picture alliance

German police hunt supermarket 'burglar', finds a hedgehog instead

Venus beside the International Space Station as captured by photographer A.J. Smadi from Edmonds, Washington on 18 July, 2026. Photo: AJ Smadi

Astrophotographer captures rare daylight image of Intl’ Space Station alongside Venus

Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, Thursday, 23 July, 2026. Photo: UNB/AP

Punch the monkey turns one, receives thousands of birthday wishes from fans

he bear hangs from the crossarm of a utility pole in rural New Mexico during the unusual incident that later drew widespread attention online. Photo: Collected

Bear electrocuted while awaiting rescue atop utility pole in New Mexico

Killer whales: Orcas blow fish to bits 'for fun', study finds

Killer whales: Orcas blow fish to bits 'for fun', study finds

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150-year-old Greenland shark found in Ireland offers rare clues to longevity and ageing

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Till code do us part: 2 humanoid robots exchange vows in Moscow wedding