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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 As the machine printed their work on newsprint paper, five technicians in uniform quickly flipped through the pages to check the quality. Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP

'AI Simply Can't Replicate It': Japan Embraces Zine Trend

Through the noise of rushing papers and whirring belts at a print factory in Kyoto, two creators watch their photo essay come to life in broadsheet form --…

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Varieties A Johnson & Johnson banner is displayed on the front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, in New York City, US, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

J&J Prostate Cancer Drug Reduces Risk of Cancer Spread and Death in Late-stage Study

Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug Erleada used with hormone-blocking therapy six months before and after prostate surgery improved the chances of…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Grand Canal, in Venice, Italy, June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

Venice’s Growing Flamingo Population Finds Refuge in Recovering Wetlands

Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo’s status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them. …

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Varieties This image taken from video shows a suspected meteor falling through the sky in the greater Pittsburgh, Pa., area on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Jared Rackley via AP)

Meteor Explodes over US with Blast Equivalent to 300 Tons of TNT

A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast…

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Varieties In this photo taken on May 5, 2026, senior scientific specialist Kwaku Dad Abu Bonsrah pipettes nutrients onto neurons on Micro Electrode Array (MEA) chips at Cortical Labs' Physical Containment Level 2 (PC2) laboratory in Melbourne. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Australian Researchers Teach Brain Cells to Play 'Doom'

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching…

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Varieties 30 May 2026, Denmark, Anholt: The dead whale is being pulled ashore on the Danish island of Anholt. (dpa)

Dead Humpback Whale Brought to Shore in Denmark with Autopsy Set Next Week

The carcass of a humpback whale, whose life and death captivated Germans for months as the mammal became repeatedly stranded in the Baltic Sea, was dragged…

Varieties People demonstrate against transit traffic near the A13 Brenner Highway in the direction of Italy during the blockade of the Brenner Base Tunnel on May 30, 2026, on the Tyrolean Brenner Highway. (AFP)

Austrian Protesters Shut Vital Motorway Connecting Germany to Italy

Thousands of local residents shut down Austria's Brenner motorway on Saturday, a vital north-south corridor through the Alps between Germany and Italy, in…

Varieties Video of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion showed the spacecraft combusting into a massive fireball. JohnCn (@JConcilus) on X / UGC/AFP

Blue Origin Rocket Explosion is Bad News for Both Bezos and NASA

Space exploration is filled with setbacks, but the spectacular explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on Thursday night marked a significant blow to not…

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Varieties  Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2026 A spectator uses a tap outside the courts during the matches. (Reuters)

Half of France Hits New Monthly Records in Heatwave

Towns and villages in more than half of France have smashed temperature records for the month of May over the past week during an unusually early heatwave, a…

Varieties Palestinian girl Ilan, 4, feeds pigeons at the Flag Square in the coastal city of Tyre, southern Lebanon, 20 May 2026. (EPA)

Pigeons May Be Navigating with Their Liver, Study Suggests

A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key…

Varieties This photograph taken on May 20, 2026, shows mountaineers climbing a slope lined up during their ascent from the Hillary Step to summit Mount Everest in Nepal. (Furte Sherpa / AFP)

Legacy of Himalaya’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Lives on in Digital

In a crowded Kathmandu restaurant far from Nepal's famed icy peaks, Billi Bierling questions climbers about their ascents, preserving each triumph in the…

Varieties A general view of oysters on the roots of mangroves at Number Two River in Freetown on April 13, 2026. (AFP)

Mangrove Loss Threatens Sierra Leone’s Oyster Harvesters

For 20 years, Millicent Turay has supported her family by collecting mangrove oysters near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a common livelihood along the west…

Varieties Thomas Jefferson's desk, on which he drafted the Declaration of Independence, can be seen on display by The Smithsonian for its 'American Aspirations' exhibition. Mandel NGAN / AFP

Light, Flight, and Rights: 250 Years of US History in 30 Objects

How do you choose just 30 artifacts from millions to encapsulate 250 years of American history? That's the question the government-funded Smithsonian…

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Varieties Official data showed that the number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

Japan Population Sees Record Five-year Drop

Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday, as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to…

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Varieties Cairo Ranked Fourth Among the World’s Most Beautiful Cities (Egyptian Cabinet)

Cairo Ranked Among World’s Most Beautiful Historic and Tourist Cities

Egypt’s capital Cairo ranked fourth among the world’s 12 most beautiful cities in 2026, according to a classification by Civitatis magazine. The magazine…

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Varieties The commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and of the United Nations Command (UNC) general Xavier Brunson pays his respects at the graves of two French veterans of the Korean War, Jacques Grisolet and Andre Datcharry, at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK) in Busan, South Korea, on May 27, 2026. (AFP)

French Veterans Laid to Rest in South Korea, Decades After War

Two French veterans of the Korean War were laid to rest on Wednesday in South Korea, their ashes buried alongside fallen soldiers who had fought with them more…

Varieties  A woman uses a portable fan as she walks at Plaza Puerta del Sol during a spring heatwave in Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Think It’s Hot Now? The Next Five Years Will Smash Records, UN Says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its…

Varieties The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is displayed at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016. (AP)

US Arrests Ex-CIA Official with $40 Mn in Gold at Home

The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home. FBI officers also seized $2…

Varieties Over 5,000 schools around the world offer Cambridge International Education's AS and A-levels, in 138 countries. (Getty Images)

Thousands of Students Stunned After Their Exam Papers Are Voided for Being Leaked Online

A-level students in several countries, including the UK, have had their exam papers voided after it emerged they had been leaked online, according to BBC. …

Varieties (FILES) Smoke from illegal fires lit by farmers rises in Manaquiri, Amazonas state, on September 6, 2023. (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP)

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Drops to Lowest Level Since 2019

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news…

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Varieties In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with graduates of the "Time of Heroes" program, at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / POOL / AFP)

Putin Gifts 4 Amur Tigers to Kazakhstan Ahead of Visit

Russia has handed Kazakhstan four Amur tigers, two of them cubs, to help the country restore its numbers of the animals, President Vladimir Putin said in an…

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Varieties Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, and Assistant Attorney General for the Fraud Division Colin McDonald listen during a press conference Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Glen Stubbe)

RFK Jr. Snatches Snakes in Viral Video, the Latest of his Many Animal Encounters

A video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrangling two snakes bare-handed captured the internet’s fascination Tuesday, the latest animal encounter the US health…

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Varieties Britain's King Charles III smiles as he visits a conservation initiative to humanely control grey squirrel numbers, at the Animal and Plant Health Agency, in Sand Hutton, North Yorkshire, north-east England, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski / POOL / AFP)

King Charles Visits Grey Squirrel Contraceptive Project

King Charles III on Tuesday met conservationists seeking to reduce Britain's booming population of non-native grey squirrels humanely by feeding them oral…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Passengers board an easyJet aircraft at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schoenefeld, Germany, April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

EasyJet Flight Diverts to Rome Over Power Bank in Luggage

A UK-bound EasyJet flight was diverted to Rome after a power bank was found to be charging in a passenger's luggage, it has been revealed, according to BBC. …

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