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Long before Lithuania officially embraced Christianity, Orthodox migrants and local converts lived alongside a predominantly pagan population in medieval Vilnius, offering new archaeological evidence that religious change unfolded gradually through migration, trade, and everyday life.
A new study finds AI frequently omits religious perspectives when answering ethical questions. The findings highlight concerns about faith and representation while raising a broader question: should AI be answering such questions at all?
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to rescind rules that required companies to tell investors about their role in climate change. Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott argues it’s all part of the Trump administration’s policy of ignorance around climate.
New research suggests the healing effects of forests may not come from tree scents alone. A study on essential oils found little measurable benefit, reinforcing growing evidence that immersion in living ecosystems, not bottled nature, may be what truly restores human well-being.
A new neuroscience study found that virtual reality “flying” with wings altered how participants’ brains processed body imagery, suggesting immersive VR experiences may partially reshape the brain’s sense of embodiment, identity, and functional body representation.
A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient heathenry to Christianity.