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KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

Varieties KCRI is designed to restore the Red Sea reefscape and offer a framework that coral restoration programs worldwide can adopt. (SPA)

KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) launched the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative’s large-scale coral facility, restoring and…

Varieties Heavy machinery clears the debris from a landslide along the Marocos road in Machico municipality, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, due to severe weather caused by the passage of Storm Charles, 11 November 2026. (EPA)

Portugal Closes All Schools and Non-Essential Services Ahead of a Major Atlantic Storm

Portugal closed all schools and shuttered non-essential public services on Wednesday as a major Atlantic storm headed for the country's mainland. Streets…

Varieties The S.S. United States crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times. (Getty Images)

Once the World's Fastest, Ocean Liner Will Become Largest Artificial Reef

An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's…

Varieties Celine Dion. (AFP)

Medical Breakthrough for People with Same Disorder as Celine Dion

People suffering from stiff person syndrome (SPS), which affects Celine Dion, the singer, could soon benefit from a new medicine which improves symptoms. …

Varieties View of a flooded area after storm Leo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, February 5, 2026. (Reuters)

Portugal Storm Alert Closes Schools

Portugal will shut schools and non-essential public services on Wednesday, with the government urging people to shelter from winds potentially reaching 140…


Varieties Kim Seung-hwan, who is himself a paraplegic and part of the Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), demonstrates the prototype of exoskeleton robot 'WalkON Suit F1' at KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sebin Choi P

South Korean Team Develops ‘Iron Man’ Robot that Helps Paraplegics Walk

South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling them to walk,…

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Varieties Researchers stand behind glass fencing as they show the carcass of a baby mammoth, which is estimated to be over 50,000 years old and was found in the Siberian permafrost in the Batagaika crater in the Verkhoyansky district of Yakutia - Reuters

Young Mammoth Remains Found Nearly Intact in Siberian Permafrost

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more…

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Guests of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Umrah Program Depart for Makkah

The second group of guests participating in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Umrah and Visitation for the year 1446 AH, implemented by the…

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Varieties The event, held during ROSHN Group’s quarterly sales meeting, gave executive insights in the Kingdom’s evolving real estate sector and reviewed the group’s strong performance in 2024. SPA

ROSHN Group Sets Guinness World Record for Largest Real Estate Training Event

ROSHN Group, the Kingdom’s leading multi-asset class real estate developer and a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, issued a press release announcing it has…

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Varieties The sun sets in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, as a forest fires burns on the outskirts of the capital. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Aims to Fly Closer to the Sun Like Never Before

A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun…

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Varieties The reserve announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Celebrates Birth of its 15th Arabian Oryx Calf

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022, as part…

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Spain's Christmas Lottery Spreads Cash and Seasonal Joy to Winners

Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that…

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Varieties A woman harvests aromatic and medicinal plants in the mountains of Tbainia village near the city of Ain Drahem, in the northwest of Tunisia on November 6, 2024. (AFP)

Tunisia Women Herb Harvesters Struggle with Drought and Heat

On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and…

Varieties  22 December 2024, Australia, Halls Gap: A general view of a smokey Lake Bellfield at Halls Gap. Immediate evacuation orders are in place for towns across Victoria as out-of-control blazes and sweltering temperatures begin Australia's bushfire season. Photo: James Ross/AAP/dpa

Out-of-Control Australia Bushfire Will Burn for Days, Officials Say

An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days,…

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Saudi Northern Borders Witness Return of Diplotaxis

The Saudi Northern Borders region, renowned for its diverse desert landscape, is witnessing the resurgence of the Diplotaxis, a vibrant yellow-flowered species…

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Varieties A clearwing butterfly (Oleria sp.) specimen, from one of the 218 species of butterflies observed during an expedition to the Peruvian region of Alto Mayo, is pictured, June 8, 2022. Conservation International/photo by Marlon Dag/Handout via REUTERS

'Amphibious Mouse' among 27 New Species Discovered in Peru's Amazon

An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon,…

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Varieties File Photo: Astronaut Liu Yang waves as she is out of a return capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, following a six-month mission on China's space station, at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China December 4, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

China Says its Astronauts Complete Record-breaking Spacewalk

Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine hours, according to a statement from China's Manned Space Agency, marking…

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Varieties Santa Claus arrives at the school in Yakutat, Alaska,, as part of the Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa initiative that brings Christmas to an Indigenous community that has suffered a hardship, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen).

Santa and Mrs. Claus Use Military Transports to Bring Christmas to Alaska Native Village

Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by flying reindeer. Santa and Mrs. Claus this week took supersized rides to southeast Alaska in a…

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Varieties In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP)

Rwanda and WHO Declare End of Marburg Outbreak after No New Cases Reported

The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were…

Varieties Unionized workers at Starbucks in the United States are walking off the job Friday in a strike that is set to spread over the following days - AFP

Starbucks Workers to Start US Strike on Friday

Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three US cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country in the busy run-up to…

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Varieties The forum is the largest of its kind in the Kingdom. (SPA)

Forum in Riyadh Explores Opportunities to Advance Global Digital Influence Industry

Over 1,500 influencers gathered in Riyadh to explore opportunities for advancing the global digital influence industry during the Impact Makers Forum, which…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Britain's King Charles attends The King's Foundation's annual 'Crafts at Christmas' at Highgrove Gardens on December 13, 2024 in Tetbury, England. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

King Charles' Cancer Treatment Reportedly Progressing Well, Will Continue

King Charles' cancer treatment is progressing well and will continue into next year, a Buckingham Palace source said on Friday. In February, the palace…

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Varieties New York State Museum and State University of New York Orange staff unearth a complete well-preserved mastodon jaw, as well as a piece of a toe bone and a rib fragment, that were discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home, near Scotchtown, NY. (New York State Museum via AP)

Giant Sloths, Mastodons Coexisted with Humans for Millennia in Americas, New Discoveries Suggest

Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge – up to 4 tons – and when startled, they brandished immense claws…

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Varieties Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

Sydney New Year's Fireworks Threatened with Cancellation

Sydney New Year's fireworks, one of the world's most spectacular celebrations of the calendar change, face being scrapped because of industrial action by train…

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Varieties This handout photo obtained from the University of California on December 18, 2024, shows ground squirrels eating voles in Davis, California. Sonja Wild / University of California, Davis/AFP

Cute carnivores: Bloodthirsty California Squirrels Go Nuts for Vole Meat

Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart, and devour voles. That's the startling…

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Varieties Scientists know the damaging consequences of the loss of Antarctic sea ice. Juan BARRETO / AFP

Scientists: Melting Sea Ice in Antarctica Causes Ocean Storms

The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study…

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Varieties A fur seal stands on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Not Quite the ‘Girl from Ipanema’, a Fur Seal’s Rare Appearance on Rio’s Famous Beach Turns Heads

Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking ... The fur seal on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beach was turning heads of locals and…

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AROYA Cruises Celebrates Maiden Voyage from Jeddah Islamic Port

AROYA Cruises’ first commercial sailing of its flagship vessel, AROYA, has embarked on its inaugural journey across the Red Sea, marking a significant…

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Varieties The stamp will be applied on the passports of travelers at Saudi Arabia's international entry/exit points. SPA

Saudi Interior Ministry Issues Special Stamp Commemorating World Arabic Language Day

The General Directorate of Passports, at the Saudi Ministry of Interior, in coordination with the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, issued a…

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