Arsenal injury update: Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber latest news and return dates
Gunners’ injury woes have deepened ahead of two massive fixtures this week Source link
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Sewer line workers stumble on Viking ship timber
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Work on a sewer line southeast of Amsterdam was paused recently, after construction crews discovered an unexpected and very large obstacle. According to a recent social media post from the Dutch town of Wijk bij Duurstede, municipal workers encountered a timber slab measuring over 10 feet -that likely belonged to a Viking era ship from around the 9th century CE. Although the maritime artifact will be the town’s first archaeological discovery of its kind if confirmed, Wijk bij Duurstede’s history extends even further back in time. Originally known as Dorestad, the riverside was a vital trading hub between the 7th and 9th centuries that linked the Scandinavian world to the north and Frankish world (present-day central Germany) to the south. Archaeologists cautioned that while they still need to conduct dendrochronological analysis (dating based on tree rings), they believe the timber was likely part of a ship that sailed during the Carolingian period about 1,200 years ago. Named after the …
Arsenal: Mikel Arteta reveals Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber injury update before Carabao Cup final
Gunners duo have been in a race against time to prove fitness for Manchester City clash at Wembley Source link
Jurrien Timber makes 'anxious' Arsenal title race admission
Defender admits nerves are clear among the players and fans Source link
Timber header earns Arsenal crucial win over Chelsea
LONDON, March 1 : Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race as they chiselled out a nervy 2-1 win over London rivals Chelsea to open up a five-point lead at the top of the table on Sunday. Jurrien Timber’s 66th-minute header from a Declan Rice corner ensured Arsenal took three precious points but it was an afternoon of nerves in north London. It was far from pretty but Mikel Arteta’s side, and the fans who squirmed through the closing minutes, will not care about that as a first title since 2004 edged a little closer. Arsenal moved to 64 points from 29 games with sole chasers Manchester City, who have played a game fewer, on 59. Defender William Saliba had given Arsenal the lead in the 21st minute from a trademark corner routine. But it had looked as though an own goal by Piero Hincapie just before halftime would prove costly for the hosts until Timber came to their rescue, although it needed a superb last-gasp save by David Raya to preserve the …
How the timber rattlesnake became a symbol of American independence
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain. One of the most enduring symbols of those “times that try men’s souls” is the bright yellow Gadsden flag. With its coiled timber rattlesnake, emblazoned with the infamous words “Dont treat on me” (without the apostrophe), the cryptic reptile slithered its way into the American imagination long before the bald eagle. “The next time you see a rattlesnake, or hear its warning rattle, consider it a reminder,” the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) wrote in a recent blog post. “A reminder of where we came from and a reminder that American symbols don’t always soar. Sometimes, they rattle.” For American colonists, the snake became a symbol to leave them alone or face consequences. Benjamin Franklin even praised the rattler because while it never strikes first, it does not back down. Even before the Gadsden flag, Franklin published a 1754 cartoon in his Pennsylvania Gazette showing …