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World’s Largest Whale Graveyard Discovered by Chinese Sub

Varieties This handout photograph taken by Global TREnD, IDSSE, seven kilometers under the sea on the deep seafloor of the Diamantina Zone in the Indian Ocean in 2023 and released on June 10, 2026, shows whale bones at the world's biggest known whale graveyard discovered by the Chinese submersible Fendouzhe. (Handout / Global TREnD, IDSSE / AFP)

World’s Largest Whale Graveyard Discovered by Chinese Sub

The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new…

Varieties Prince William, Prince of Wales, attends the launch of the Global Humanitarian Memorial in London, Britain October 01, 2025. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Prince William Says AI Can Help to Tackle Homelessness

Britain's Prince William said artificial intelligence was being harnessed to identify people at risk of homelessness, enabling early intervention to keep them…

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Varieties Japans Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the World Island Nations Ocean Conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jiji / AFP)

Japan Lawmakers Back Plan to Ease Imperial Succession Crisis

Japan's legislature endorsed on Wednesday a proposed framework aimed at easing a looming imperial succession crisis, with just one young heir to the throne…

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Varieties ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut pilot Luca Parmitano speaks during an interview after a press conference announcing announcing the crew for the Artemis III mission at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on June 9, 2026. (EPA)

Italian Astronaut Expects Home Flavors on Artemis III Menu

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano is hoping to bring a taste of his homeland to the Artemis III mission he will pilot near Earth in 2027 to test two lunar…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows people using kayaks and paddle boards in the River Thames at Teddington Lock, London’s first official river bathing water site, as temperatures climb over the bank holiday weekend due to a heat dome spreading across the region, in London, Britain, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

EU Scientists: May Was World's Second-hottest on Record

The world has just experienced the second-hottest May since records began, as climate change and the developing El Niño weather pattern conspired to push up…

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Varieties (FILES) In this photo taken on August 5, 2025, a DFCI wildfire defense vehicle from the National Forestry Office (ONF) is seen after the start of the Corbieres wildfire in Ribaute, southwest France. (Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP)

French Pair Propose New Term to Define 'Environment'

Environmental causes face an uphill battle. Overshadowed in politics, overlooked in budgets and defeated in courts, nature is often treated as a niche concern,…

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Varieties FILE - Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 9, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Denmark Performs Autopsy on 'Timmy' the Whale

Scientists will on Thursday conduct an autopsy on "Timmy", the humpback whale whose ordeal to return to the open seas captured Germany's hearts and sparked a…

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Varieties The remains of a frozen female cave lion cub named Sparta, about 32,000 years old and recovered in northeastern Siberia, are pictured in Yakutsk, Russia, in this photograph from 2018, obtained on June 3, 2026. Love Dalen/Handout via REUTERS

Genome Study Shows What Made the Extinct Ice Age Cave Lion Unique

The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory from Western Europe across Siberia and into North America and…

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Varieties A forest near Qargha lake in Paghman district, Kabul province. Wakil KOHSAR / AFP

From Poplars to Pistachios, Afghans Rediscover the Value of Trees

Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees…

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Varieties This photograph taken on May 20, 2026, shows mountaineers on Everest. Furte Sherpa / AFP

Nepali Climber Alive after Six Days Missing on Everest

A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was feared dead has been found alive after crawling back to Base Camp, officials…

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Varieties FILE - Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 9, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canadian Government Endorses Plan to Move Whales from Shuttered Park to US, Spain

Canada's government endorsed a plan Wednesday to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park in Ontario to aquariums in the United…

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Varieties A crowned crab spider that fluoresces under UV light, discovered during a scientific expedition to Angola's remote Lisima plateau, is pictured in this handout image obtained by Reuters on June 3, 2026. (The Wilderness Project/Handout via Reuters)

Scientists Find New Species of Dragonfly, Grasshopper and a Fluorescent Spider

Wildlife ‌experts found eight new species of dragonfly, three unknown grasshoppers and some 60 new butterflies and moths in vivid hues during a trip to…

Varieties People commute in heavy rain brought by severe tropical storm Jangmi in Tokyo on June 3, 2026. (AFP)

Storm Jangmi Dumps Torrential Rain on Tokyo

A severe tropical storm brought torrential rain to Tokyo on Wednesday, swelling rivers, grounding flights and sparking calls to evacuate for hundreds of…

Varieties A mahout rides an elephant along a street in  Ahmedabad on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)

Indian Stars Push to End Elephants in Bollywood

Bollywood stars are campaigning to end the use of elephants in Indian films, saying that life-size robot replicas and AI-generated images do the job without…

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Varieties (FILES) A statue representing an iceman named Oetzi. (Photo by Andrea Solero / AFP)

Scientists Find Yeast in Ancient Iceman's Guts -- and Make Bread

Yeast has been growing in the guts of a frozen mummy called Oetzi the Iceman for thousands of years, scientists have discovered, telling AFP they used it to…

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Varieties A person walks with an umbrella during the rain in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, 02 June 2026. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

Foxes, Sharks and Puffins in Line to Replace Historic Figures on UK Banknotes

Foxes, sharks and puffins are on a shortlist of wildlife to appear on Britain's next banknotes, replacing historic figures including World War Two leader…

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Varieties In one province, delivery riders have been roped in to whistleblow on ‘ghost kitchens’ (Getty)

China Goes After ‘Ghost Kitchens’ on Food Delivery Apps

Chinese authorities have taken aim at a new target as they rein in the country's cut-throat food delivery industry: “ghost kitchens,” or restaurants that don't…

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Varieties Red Sea Global (RSG) has successfully avoided 117,879 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) emissions during 2024. (SPA)

Renewable Energy Helps Red Sea Global Avoid 118,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions

Red Sea Global (RSG) announced on Tuesday a major sustainability milestone, revealing that it successfully avoided 117,879 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent …

Varieties In this Feb. 25, 1964, file photo, Muhammad Ali, or Cassius Clay at the time, strikes a familiar pose as he shouts "I am the greatest," as he leaves the ring, arms raised, following his defeat of former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP file)

Muhammad Ali’s Family Reflects on the Champion Boxer’s Legacy 10 Years After His Death

Muhammad Ali's legacy extends beyond his stinging right jab, world titles and Olympic gold medal, to the heart and compassion he showed long after he left the…

Varieties A woman walks a dog past Drax power station during the sunset in Drax, North Yorkshire, Britain, November 27, 2020. (Reuters)

UK Sets Target to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 87% by 2040

The UK government on Tuesday set a legal target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 87 percent by 2040, an additional intermediate goal. The country has…

Varieties A bear walks on the premises of an office in Fukushima, Japan, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

Bear Goes on Rampage in Japan, Injuring Four People

A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday, police and media reports said. A…

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Varieties This image released by the United States Geological Survey shows lava fountains from Kīlauea volcano on Monday, June 1, 2026, in Hawaii. (L. Gallant/USGS via AP)

Hawaii’s Kilauea Sets Record for Lava Fountaining Episodes in Any 1 Eruption for the Volcano

The on-and-off eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano broke a record Monday with the number of periods it has produced fountains of lava since it began erupting…

Varieties As the drought spreads and forecasts for the El Nino phenomenon grow increasingly bleak, a fear of hunger grips the residents of the Indigenous village of Cunen in northern Guatemala. Johan ORDONEZ / AFP

Fears of Hunger Overwhelm Guatemalan Village as El Nino Approaches

While drought expands through Cunen as the specter of El Nino climate instability approaches, one fear has seized this indigenous Guatemalan village: death by…

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Varieties  Steampunk NZ Festival chair Lea Campbell, dressed as her steampunk persona Dusty Traveller, poses for a portrait during the annual event in Ōamaru, New Zealand, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP)

Steampunk Festival Creates an Unlikely Capital for Victorian Style and Sci-Fi Oddity in New Zealand

The woman in the pink frock coat announced herself as steam curled from a strange brass contraption on her back. “I am Lady Sarsaparilla Ovabyte, of the…

Varieties  A new female is currently undergoing quarantine before joining the herd later this year from Jordan - SPA

Saudi Arabia Marks First Birth of One of World’s Rarest Animals in over 100 Years

Wildlife conservation efforts have successfully recorded the birth of the first onager (Equus hemionus) on Saudi soil in more than 100 years at Prince Mohammed…

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Varieties Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a TikTok logo in this illustration created on September 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Malaysia Enforces Ban on Social Media Accounts for Children Younger Than 16

Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten…

Varieties Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's conceptual work 'Comedian' has sold for millions. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP/File

French Museum Reports Theft of Arty Banana

A museum in eastern France on Sunday reported to police the theft of a banana that forms a core part of a multimillion-dollar artwork by Italian visual artist…

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Varieties  Patients with mental health conditions participate in a therapy session involving donkeys at a psychiatric hospital in Neuilly-sur-Marne, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP)

Patients Find Help with Therapy Donkeys at Psychiatric Hospital Near Paris

Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in a psychiatric hospital unit outside Paris that's unique to France. The 19th…

Varieties  A crested Ibis marked with painted wings flies as it was released into wild during an event in Hakui, Japan, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Kazushi Kurihara/Kyodo News via AP)

8 Crested Ibises Released in Japan Decades After Extinction

Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country. Eight of the…