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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 A painting from the "AI and Me" exhibition (Picasso Art Gallery).

AI Paintings Stir Debate among Egyptian Artists

The “AI and Me...Future Experiences in Arts” exhibition stirred wide debate among artists in Egypt, after Art Professor and Artist Alia Abdulhadi surprised the…

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Varieties People prepare to kayak through the flooded streets of Crystal River, Florida, amid flooding caused by Hurricane Idalia. JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

How Climate Change Boosts Hurricanes

Scientists are sounding the alarm on human-caused climate change's impact on hurricanes such as Idalia, which rapidly intensified over a warm Gulf of Mexico…

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Varieties Saudi University Students Develop 12 Research Projects in AI, Robotics at KACST Labs

Saudi University Students Develop 12 Research Projects in AI, Robotics at KACST Labs

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) executed a 10-week cooperative training program for 24 trainees from several universities within the…

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Super Blue Moon Lights Saudi Arabia’s Night Sky

The full moon of Safar, the second month in the Islamic calendar, lit the sky above Saudi Arabia, SPA reported. The full moon is the third super one for this…

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Varieties A reveler uses a bucket to hurl crushed tomatoes during the "Tomatina" annual food-battle in the Spanish eastern town of Bunol, on August 30, 2023. (Photo by Jose Miguel FERNANDEZ / AFP)

Revelers Hurl Tomatoes at Each Other in Spanish Town's Tomatina Party

Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle took place in the eastern…

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KFSHRC Concludes Participation in AMEE Glasgow 2023 Conference

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) concluded its participation in the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) 2023…

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UAE's G42 Launches Open Source Arabic Language AI Model

A group of engineers, researchers and a Silicon Valley-based chip company collaborated to release advanced Arabic language software that can power generative…

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Varieties The hospital has introduced a groundbreaking global initiative by establishing the world's first automated medication dispensing device. SPA

Saudi Hospital Establishes World’s 1st Automated Medication Dispensing Machine

The General Directorate for Health Services at the Ministry of Defense (MODHS), represented by King Salman Armed Forces Hospital in the Northwestern region,…

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Varieties Visitors gather to view the corpse flower during it's brief bloom, as it is displayed at the Botanical Gardens section of the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, on August 28, 2023. (AFP)

‘Like an Urban Dumpster’: Rare Corpse Flower Stinks Out California 

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but with a corpse flower -- well, tinkering around the edges isn't going to help. A giant Amorphophallus…

Varieties Vehicles drive in an area surrounded by dust and smoke in Shampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 August 2023. (EPA)

Air Pollution Greatest Global Threat to Human Health, Says Benchmark Study 

Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter…

Varieties A supermoon rises through clouds over the skyline of lower Manhattan, Aug. 1, 2023, as seen from West Orange, N.J. (AP)

Rare Blue Supermoon Brightens the Night Sky This Week in the Closest Full Moon of the Year 

Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn peeking from behind. The cosmic curtain rises Wednesday night with the…

Varieties FILE - In this photo taken from video and released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russia's Far East, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP, File)

Kremlin Says Luna-25 Failure 'Nothing Terrible'

The Kremlin on Tuesday said that the failure of Russia's Luna-25 mission to the Moon earlier this month was "nothing terrible" and that the main thing was to…

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Varieties This undated photo supplied by Canberra Health Services, shows a parasite in a specimen jar at a Canberra hospital in Australia. (Canberra Health Services via AP)

Neurosurgeon Plucks Worm from Woman's Brain in Australia

A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain, The Associated…

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Varieties People ski on a strip of snow near Schladming, Austria, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP)

Study Suggests Global Warming Set to Worsen Snow Shortages on Europe’s Ski Slopes

A scientific study published Monday projects that over half of Europe's ski resorts will face a severe lack of snow if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius…

Varieties NEOM Reveals New Education, Research and Innovation Sector

NEOM Reveals New Education, Research and Innovation Sector

NEOM has announced plans to establish a world-class education, research and innovation (ERI) sector, following last year’s appointment of Andreas Cangellaris…

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Varieties A firefighting helicopter drops water during efforts to put out wildfire in the area of Leptokarya, Evros, northern Greece, 26 August 2023 (issued 27 August 2023). (EPA)

Greece Reinforces Firefighting Forces to Tackle Massive Blaze in the Country’s Northeast 

Greek authorities reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country Monday, where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day…

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Red Sea Global Launches Red Sea Farm Cooperative to Transform Agricultural Economy in Tabuk

Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer of the world's most ambitious regenerative projects, has announced the launch of the Red Sea Farms Cooperative (Tamala),…

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Varieties Saudi Informatics Team Heads to Hungary for Participation in International Informatics Olympiad

Saudi Informatics Team Heads to Hungary for Participation in International Informatics Olympiad

The Saudi informatics team headed to the Republic of Hungary to participate for the fourth time in the events of the 35th edition of the International Olympiad…

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Varieties The participating Saudi delegation will be headed by Film Commission CEO Eng. Abdullah Al-Eyaf

Saudi Film Commission Takes Part in Venice International Film Festival

The Saudi Film Commission will participate in the 80th Venice International Film Festival, which will take place from August 30 to September 9 in Venice, Italy…

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Varieties A general view of Loch Ness as people take part in the largest Loch Ness Monster hunt for 50 years in Scotland, Britain, August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Hundreds Join Largest Loch Ness Monster Hunt in 50 Years in Scotland

Hundreds of hopeful volunteers joined a two-day hunt for Scotland's fabled Loch Ness monster on Saturday and Sunday, in what organizers described as the…

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Varieties Excavation works at Al-Ablaa site in Asir (Saudi Heritage Commission)

Saudi Arabia Unveils Important Archaeological Discoveries at Al-Ablaa Site

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission unveiled important new discoveries at the Al-Abla site in Asir region during the seventh session of archaeological…

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Varieties A helicopter operates near the Fyli suburb, northwest Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. (AP)

Greek Fire Officials Arrest 2 for Arson as Multiple Wildfires Continue to Burn across the Country

Greek fire department officials arrested two men on Saturday for allegedly deliberately starting wildfires as hundreds of firefighters battle blazes that have…

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Beloved Pets in Canada Rescued from Wildfires by Volunteers Who Stayed Behind

Wildfires forced Amanda Dengler to flee her home in Canada’s Northwest Territories three times in the past 18 months, and each time her cats have evaded her…

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Varieties A graduate student at the Penn Center for Research on Coronavirus and Other Emerging Pathogens, demonstrates a viral RNA extraction at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, December 16, 2021. (Reuters)

Biden Says He Will Request More Funding for a New Coronavirus Vaccine

President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new…