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Irmgard Furchner, convicted in 2022 of complicity in Nazi crimes, dies at 99

Furchner had tried to avoid appearing in court by fleeing her senior home in Itzenhoe, a town in northern Germany, by taxi, the previous year. She was found in a local commuter train station.

By JTA STAFF
08/04/2025

Restoration of Darius the Great's inscription at Persepolis to begin after severe erosion

Previous removal of protective canopy led to increased erosion of historic inscription.

Digital reconstruction reveals modern face of 3,500-year-old Mycenaean woman

New data show that in Late Bronze Age tombs, more warrior kits are found next to women than men, changing our understanding of women's roles in ancient societies.

Mortar falls off 16th-century monument during heavy rains in Hyderabad

The Charminar, constructed in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, serves as the foundation of Hyderabad.

New research shows human interaction ignited the agricultural revolution

Challenges belief that climate change drove shift, highlighting role of human interactions.

Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach

With the discovery of the species, scientists can now properly develop a timeline surrounding the arrival of the fish in Australia and its evolution since then.

Researchers uncover evidence of the Marius Canal using sediment analysis

Study suggests they've found one of the oldest Roman hydraulic infrastructures built outside Italy.

The founding myth of 700-year-old Tenochtitlan

This year marks the 700th anniversary of the founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. The city's government prepared an extensive program of celebrations to honor these seven centuries.

  An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

100 years of innovation: Hebrew University of Jerusalem celebrates centennial

Albert Einstein, Chaim Weizmann, Chaim Nachman Bialik, and Martin Buber were among the visionaries who founded the institution.

Lüneburg Museum to open world's largest Immanuel Kant collection

Exhibition features Kant's personal items, including his champagne glass and a lock of hair.

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