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Rat Earns World Record for Sniffing Landmines in Cambodia

Varieties This handout photo taken on February 23, 2022 and released by Belgian charity APOPO on April 4, 2025 shows a rat named Ronin sniffing for landmines in a mine field in Preah Vihear province. (Photo by Handout / APOPO / AFP)

Rat Earns World Record for Sniffing Landmines in Cambodia

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said Friday. …

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Varieties A waddle of King penguins, some of the only inhabitants of the Australian territory of Heard Island -- which is among those targeted by US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Matt CURNOCK / AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION/AFP

Penguin Memes Take Flight after Trump Tariffs Remote Island

Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the…

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Varieties Agriculture makes up one-fifth of the region's economy. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP

Study: Crops Under Threat as Surprise March Heatwave Hits Central Asia

A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already…

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Varieties Artist Alla Abdunabi discusses her works with visitors at the exhibition (421 Arts Campus)

Alla Abdunabi: Solo Show Transformed How I Engage With My Work

Libyan-British artist Alla Abdunabi is elated by the success of her debut solo exhibition, hosted by Abu Dhabi’s 421 Arts Campus as part of its 2025 winter…

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Varieties Swoyambhunath Stupa on a hilltop is barely seen from a Skywalk tower amid the air pollution in Kathmandu, Nepal April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitraker

Nepal Capital Chokes as Wildfires Rage

Nepal's capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world. Experts say…

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Varieties People sit outside medical stores along a street in Varanasi, India, on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

US Tourist Arrested for Landing on Forbidden Indian Tribal Island

Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested a US tourist who sneaked onto a highly restricted island carrying a coconut and a can of Diet Coke to a tribe…

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Varieties Farmers use acrylic cloth for insulation to grow tulips earlier in the season near Lisse, Netherlands, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Flower Lovers, Influencers Flock to the Tulip Vistas at an Iconic Dutch Park

Nestled among tulip fields not far from Amsterdam, the world-famous Keukenhof garden has opened for the spring, welcoming camera-wielding visitors to its…

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Varieties File photo of worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)

Saudi Civil Defense Warns of Heavy Rains across the Kingdom

The Saudi General Directorate of Civil Defense urged residents across the Kingdom to exercise caution as thunderstorms and heavy rains are expected to persist…

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Varieties Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching. DAVID GRAY / AFP/File

Australia Sweats Through Hottest 12 Months on Record

Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and…

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Varieties Yael Van Der Wouden arrives at the Booker Prize award dinner in London, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (ΑΡ Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Elizabeth Strout, Miranda July are Among Finalists for the Women's Prize for Fiction

American authors Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, alongside four debut novelists…

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Varieties Sooty terns fill the skies as they return to Johnston Island within the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to establish their breeding colony in July 2021. Eric Baker/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS

SpaceX Rocket Cargo Project Puts Pacific Seabirds in Jeopardy

A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the US Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many…

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Varieties This image provided by Skylar Young-Bayer shows a trail camera catching a glimpse of the dog Jackie near a trap on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Skylar Young-Bayer via AP)

Cheeseburgers and Chicken So Far Fail to Entice a Rescue Dog Who’s Spent Weeks on the Run in Alaska 

In the days after wildfires devastated the Los Angeles area, a formerly stray dog named Jackie lucked into a new life. She was rescued from an overburdened…

Varieties 01 April 2025, United Kingdom, Richmond: Guy Burgess' passport and briefcase are displayed during a preview of the MI5: Official Secrets exhibition at the National Archives in Kew. (Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/dpa)

Secrets, Spy Tools and a 110-Year-Old Lemon Are on Show in an Exhibition from Britain’s MI5  

A desiccated 110-year-old lemon that played a key role in espionage history is one of the star attractions of a London exhibition drawn from the files of MI5,…

Varieties   The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Reuters

Escaped Otter is Home Safe but US Zoo Says her Pal is Still on the Loose

Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate. The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago…

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Varieties This July 12, 2005, image provided by Bugwood.org shows dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria). (Joseph OBrien/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org via AP)

10 Native Spring Ephemerals that Bring Early Color to the Garden

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants…

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Varieties Mike Lamont, director for accelerators and technology, center left, and Fabiola Gianotti, center right, director general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), speak with members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Large Magnet Facility during a visit to CERN facilities in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Scientists Release Plans for an Even Bigger Atom Smasher to Address the Mysteries of Physics

Top minds at the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could vastly improve research into the remaining…

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Varieties File Photo: The Klyuchevskoy volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, erupts in Russia's northern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far Eat, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuri Demyanchuk)

Volcano Begins Erupting in Southwestern Iceland

A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated a nearby community and the Blue Lagoon spa. Flames and…

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Varieties An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows the port of Naousa, after a powerful storm which has triggered widespread flooding on the Aegean Sea island of Paros, Greece, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP)

Severe Storms Batter Greek Islands for a Second Day, with Crete Hardest Hit

Severe storms battered islands in Greece for a second day Tuesday, with Crete experiencing the heaviest rainfall. Authorities on Paros and Mykonos, meanwhile,…

Varieties The scientists used a synthesizer they built using her voice before her injury to create a speech sound that she would have spoken. (Getty Images)

A Stroke Survivor Speaks Again with the Help of an Experimental Brain-Computer Implant

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the…

Varieties People take photos of cherry blossoms by Kudanzaka Park as the blossom viewing season begins in full in central Tokyo on March 31, 2025. (AFP)

Tourists and Locals Enjoy ‘Ephemeral’ Tokyo Cherry Blossoms

Tourists and Japanese locals marveled at Tokyo's cherry trees on Monday at the peak of the annual blossom season that traditionally represents fresh starts but…

Varieties Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave as they arrive by carriage on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP)

King Charles Returns to Public Duties after Brief Hospital Stay

Britain's King Charles is returning to public duties this week after he was briefly taken to hospital last Thursday when he experienced side effects from his…

Varieties People use boats on Chidorigafuchi, one of the moats around the Imperial Palace, to look at cherry blossoms as the blossom viewing season begins in full in central Tokyo on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

Tokyo Hospital Opens City's First 'Baby Hatch'

A Tokyo hospital on Monday became the Japanese capital's first medical institution to offer a system allowing the safe, anonymous drop-off of infants by…

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Varieties In this photo taken from video provided by Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media, Isar Aerospace test rocket "Spectrum" explodes felling back down after the launch at Andoya Spaceport in Nordmela, on Andøya island, Norway, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media via AP)

Private European Aerospace Startup Completes 1st Test Flight of Orbital Launch Vehicle

A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later. Despite the short test flight, Isar…

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Varieties A child snacks on cotton candy at Chapultepec park in Mexico City, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexico Bans Junk Food Sales in Schools in Latest Salvo Against Child Obesity

A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst…

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Varieties Alexandra Water Warriors volunteers cleanup the Juksei river in the heart of Alexandra township from plastic pollution in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP)

Plastics Are Seeping into Farm Fields, Food and Eventually Human Bodies. Can They Be Stopped?

In Uganda's Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as buveera is creeping beyond the city. It's…

Varieties This photo provided by Thermasol, shows a Total Wellness Package Steam Shower. (Thermasol via AP)

‘Wellness Rooms’ Are Claiming Space in Many Homes

Our homes have been multitasking for a while now. They may be where we work, they are certainly where we play, and in today’s stress-filled world, they’re…

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Varieties A man arranges rolls of olive pomace at the grounds of start-up Bioheat, on March 3, 2025 in the town of Sanhaja near Tunis. (AFP)

Tunisian Startup Turns Olive Waste into Clean Energy

In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country…

Varieties An annular solar eclipse rises over the skyline of Toronto, June 10, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Partial Solar Eclipse to Cross Swathe of Northern Hemisphere

Skygazers across a broad swathe of the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance to see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun on Saturday when a partial solar…

Varieties People ride on the boat near the blooming cherry blossoms at Inokashira Park in Tokyo on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Japan's Imperial Family to Start YouTube Account

Japan's ancient imperial family will launch a YouTube account next week, the government said Friday, in the latest attempt at public outreach by the tradition…

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