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I held an impossibly tiny pendant in my hand, the face as small as my thumbnail. Within the silver bezel was an entire mosaic ...

A record-setting drought across many European nations had a bittersweet side effect. As precipitation levels decreased in 2025, many of the region's water sources declined as well. This led to the ...