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Lifestyle

Spanish Mountain Range Named the World's Most Beautiful Place by Time Out

Beauty is surely in the eye of the beholder, but some places are so objectively pretty that they end up on Time Out's list of the most beautiful places in the world.
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Out of the 51 locations (covering all seven continents) that made the cut, the Picos de Europa, a mountain range in northern Spain that reaches over 8,600 feet, was deemed the No. 1 sight to see. Legend has it that the range, which translates to the Peaks of Europe, earned its name because it was often the first sight for sailors returning to the continent from across the Atlantic.
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"The mountains rise steeply out of the sea, meaning views contain not just plunging gorges and perilous peaks but gleaming strips of beach and the stormy Cantabrian Sea," wrote Time Out's U.K. news and features editor Ed Cunningham. "Within the national park are countless more scenes of beauty: the strikingly lonely Naranjo de Bulnes, age-old mountain villages Sotres and Caín, the shimmering glacial Lakes of Covadonga, and the namesake in-cliff shrine and pilgrimage site that teeters over a waterfall."
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Further down the list, you'll find an ancient wine region in Portugal, a library in New York, and a rock formation in Thailand that looks like a pod of three whales. Check out the full roundup.​

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Science

Dogs Have Been Man's Best Friend Longer Than We Thought, Research Finds

Before humans had crops, cattle, and farms — they had dogs. That's according to two papers published this week reporting that humans had domesticated dogs by roughly 14,000 years ago, millennia before we developed agriculture.
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Researchers identified Paleolithic dogs at several archaeological sites in Europe and Western Asia and used different approaches to analyze DNA extracted from the ancient canine specimens. The oldest of the bunch lived about 15,800 years ago in modern-day Turkey — shifting back the timeline on the oldest-known genetic evidence of dogs by almost 5,000 years.
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As for what humans were doing with the dogs, the studies suggest they were trading them. "It is kind of the equivalent of a new blade or a new point or a new kind of material culture or art form or something, where everybody's getting really excited about having this fun new thing around," co-author Greger Larson told The New York Times. "And it's useful and it's interesting and it's probably cute."
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"It's really a major step forward in advancing our knowledge of humans and dogs," added Elaine Ostrander, a canine genomics expert who was not involved in the research. And perhaps it's also a reason to give your pup an extra treat and thank them for how long their species has been providing love and adorableness.

Culture

Heathrow Airport Turned 80 This Week — See Photos of Its Most Iconic Moments

Happy 80th birthday to one of the world's busiest international airports: London's Heathrow. The hub, which saw 49 million international seats and 84.5 million total passengers in 2025, welcomed its first travelers on March 25, 1946 — and to celebrate its anniversary, the airport looked back on its most iconic moments over the decades.
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Initially launched as the "London Airport" following two years of construction, Heathrow didn't receive its current moniker (it's named after the ancient hamlet it was built on) until 1966. Its inaugural flight in the newly post-World War II era was a converted Lancaster bomber called Starlight that flew to Buenos Aires, and in the airport's first year, some 63,000 passengers took to the skies.
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During its eight decades of operation, Heathrow has witnessed everything from The Beatles' return from their initial U.S. tour to England Rugby bringing home the World Cup. And alongside passenger flights, it's become a key departure point for U.K. exports, helping British businesses connect with global markets. Scroll through photos of Heathrow's most memorable moments.

Global Good

🇨🇩 Mountain gorilla twins were born in Congo, an "extraordinary" event for the species (read more)
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sarah Mullally became the first woman to lead the Church of England as the archbishop of Canterbury (read more)
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🇳🇱 "The Indiana Jones of the art world." Meet a Dutch art detective who helps recover stolen paintings (read more)
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🇮🇳 India is on track to quadruple its solar capacity and triple its wind energy potential over the next decade (read more)
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🇰🇷 New beginnings: A rural Korean village welcomed its first baby in 17 years earlier this month (read more)

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Inspiring Story

Completing a to-do list, with love

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A few years ago, Leslie Harter-Berg discovered a note that her late husband wrote titled "List of Things to Do Before Death." Since then, she and her sons have checked one thing off the quirky list every year on his birthday, such as dressing up like a pirate in public and building a 3-foot card tower. "The day is really all about getting them to get to know their dad," she said.

Photo of the Day

As soon as next week, NASA's Artemis II astronauts could be taking off from right here — Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — to journey around the moon. Until then, feast your eyes on a stunning timelapse of the sun rising above the rockets this week.

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Up This Weekend

1. World Theatre Day: If you don't have plans tonight, consider going to see a play in honor of World Theatre Day, an observance dating back to 1961 (and if there isn't anything on near you, here are some Broadway and West End shows you can watch from home)
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2. Earth Hour: Want to join a worldwide movement this weekend? Turn off your lights for one hour starting at 8:30 p.m. local time Saturday — learn more about the annual "moment of unity," organized by WWF
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3. March Madness: Both the women's and men's March Madness continues this weekend, with the Sweet 16 round leading into the Elite Eight
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Odds & Ends

🏔️ Stephen Colbert's next adventure? Co-writing a LOTR movie
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💍 If you can't find your wedding ring, call this guy​
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🥋 Meet the adorable tot taking tae kwon do by storm

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Quote of the Day

"Our only gift to the future is giving everything we have to the present — our lives, lived."

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– MARIA POPOVA