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Kublai Khan, the grandson of Mongol king Genghis Khan conquered China but failed to overtake Japan. However, his massive invasion fleet of 1281 left behind more than traces of warfare. Archaeologists in Japan were investigating a Mongol invasion ship off the coast of Japan when they discovered 29 gaming pieces and five dice that had…

Leo Toake, 16, from New Jersey, who turned discarded potato peels and coffee grounds into a weedkiller (Image Credit: Barron Prize for Young Heroes) What if food scraps usually thrown into the bin could help restore damaged ecosystems? In New Jersey, 16-year-old Leo Toake is exploring that possibility by turning discarded potato peels and coffee…

The house on Skyline Road South in Salem, Oregon, was sold at a foreclosure auction in 2022 (AI image) An Oregon couple in their 70s have been awarded more than $8 million after a jury found that companies involved in the foreclosure of their home had committed unlawful trade practices and financial abuse. The couple,…

The rare coin from King Olaf Haraldsson’s reign, around 1025 (Museum of Cultural History) A rare coin minted during the reign of Norway’s King Olaf Haraldsson around 1025 has been discovered in a Viking hoard in Norway. The coin was found among thousands of objects recovered from the Morstad Hoard, discovered by two metal detectorists…

Pic credit: Million Dollar listing Sydney A Mona Vale beachfront house, once owned by Australia’s McDonald’s boss, has sold for $29 million in an off-market deal. The sale has set a new property record for the Northern Beaches suburb, more than doubling its previous benchmark of $13.5 million, set in October 2025. The sprawling beach…

The We All Eat Market operates from Tuesday to Sunday (AI image) Residents of Fountain Heights in Birmingham, Alabama, have a grocery store in their neighbourhood for the first time in nearly 70 years. The We All Eat Market opened on November 7 after years of work by a local farming cooperative and community members.According…

A Kentucky court has rejected a father’s attempt to overturn protective orders that stop him from coming within 500 feet of his family home. His two adult sons can continue living in the house, even though he claims to be its sole owner. The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled on 6 November 2026 that the…

The court upheld the valuation of three Bitcoin at $180,000, Pokemon cards at $1,800 and the unequal division of marital assets. A divorce case in North Carolina involving three Bitcoin worth $180,000 and Pokemon cards valued at $1,800 has resulted in a mixed ruling by the state’s Court of Appeals. The court upheld the valuation…

Metal detector (representative image by Canva) An amateur prospector spent several days swinging a metal detector across the red dirt of Mount Stuart Station near Tibooburra, New South Wales, before a faint signal stopped him in his tracks. What he uncovered was a quartz-flecked gold nugget weighing 1,218 grams, with testing showing about 940 grams…

A representative image (credit: Canva) A forest’s conservation also means the conservation of everything that depends on it, especially its wildlife. A forest is much more than a stretch of land covered with trees. But there are some landscapes whose importance goes beyond what is immediately visible. According to a news release by Environment and…