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Europe’s Hera Spacecraft Begins Close Inspections of an Asteroid Rammed by NASA in a 2022 Test

Varieties This undated image provided by the European Space Agency on Nov. 5, 2026 and taken by the Hera spacecraft, shows asteroid Didymos. (European Space Agency via AP)

Europe’s Hera Spacecraft Begins Close Inspections of an Asteroid Rammed by NASA in a 2022 Test

A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test. The European Space Agency…

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Varieties Looking across vast distances means peering into the past because of the time needed for light from distant objects to reach us (Reuters)

Euclid Mission Data Release Spans More than 900 Million Galaxies

The European Space Agency has released its first big collection of data from the orbiting Euclid telescope's mission to map the universe's large-scale…

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Varieties The program also provides specialized training in organic farming, pest control, modern irrigation, and coffee cultivation - SPA

Saudi Reef: Coffee Production Reaches 7,400 Tons in 2026

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi Reef) reported that Saudi coffee production rose from 800 tons annually in 2020 to approximately…

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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 comes vessels from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods Susannah Ireland AFP

British Museum Showcases Ancient Vessels Smashed in Beirut Blast

Eight ancient glass vessels shattered in the 2020 Beirut explosion go on display at the British Museum from Thursday, walking visitors through the painstaking…

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Varieties Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame.

Somalia Loses its Shakespeare, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame

Somalia lives in an ongoing path of tragedies, and the latest was an attack led by Harakat al-Shabaab militant group on a hotel in Mogadishu. Still, the death…

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Varieties A tree trunk lies on the dried-up riverbed of the Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze, that is approaching record-low water levels in Chongqing, China, August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Half of China Hit by Drought in Worst Heatwave on Record

A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to…

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Varieties This artist’s impression shows a two-star system, with a white
dwarf (in the foreground) and a companion star (in the background),
where stellar explosions called micronovae may occur.  Mark
Garlick/European Southern Observatory/Handout via REUTERS

Rocket Mission Collects Evidence on Dead Star in 5 Minutes

Coroners need hours in crime scenes to collect information about homicides. However, the high-resolution Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging, or Micro-X, developed…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Fishing, ship strikes and human-caused habitat loss have seen the number of dugongs in Chinese waters decrease rapidly from the 1970s onwards. (AFP)

Gentle Dugongs Functionally Extinct in Chinese Waters, Finds Study

The dugong, a gentle dugong marine mammal that has frequented China's southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a…

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Varieties Taif to Host Second Edition of Saudi Writers Forum

Taif to Host Second Edition of Saudi Writers Forum

The Saudi Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission is preparing to launch the 2nd edition of the Saudi Writers Forum, opening doors for dialogue among…

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Varieties Southern China has recorded its longest sustained period of high temperatures and low rain "with the widest in scope and the highest average intensity since 1961" Noel Celis AFP

China Warns of 'Severe' Threat to Harvest from Worst Heatwave on Record

China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the…

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Varieties Dry marsh of Chibayish, near the city of NasiriyaH, in southern Iraq Haidar Hamdani/AFP With the support of the Candid Foundation.

Boiling Heat and No Water: Taps Run Dry in Southern Iraq

Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker…

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Varieties A handout image obtained on August 23, 2022 courtesy of the Dinosaur Valley State Park shows dinosaur tracks from around 113 million years ago. Handout Dinosaur Valley State Park/AFP

Drought Uncovers Dinosaur Tracks in US Park

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an…

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Varieties Workers clear algae along the coast in Qingdao, Shandong
province, China June 12, 2021. Picture taken June 12, 2021. China
Daily via REUTERS

Algae Protein…New Source to Feed Animals

Animal feed is vital for the global food security, but it deeply affects the environment given the amount of greenhouse emissions emitted during its production…

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Varieties A man carries his two dogs at a street market in Shanghai, China. Reuters file photo

Study Shows Dogs Get Teary-eyed When they Reunite with Owners

Dog owners know the pure joy of returning home from a long trip to be greeted by their tail-wagging, uncontrollably jumping, face-licking companion. But…

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Varieties Images adorning the walls of the shrine of Amun-Ra

Egypt Completes Work on Restoration of Amun-Ra Shrine in Temple of Seti I

The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities has completed its restoration of the ancient shrine of the ancient Egyptian deity Amun-Ra in the Temple of Seti I…

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Varieties Britain's Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge pose for a group photograph during a visit to SportsAid House at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Britain August 2, 2022. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS/Files

Prince William, Kate Relocate to Windsor Cottage

Prince William and his wife, Kate, will relocate their family from central London to more rural dwellings in Windsor, and all three of their children will…

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Varieties Circulated photo of Al-Azhar Sheikh with the book (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Book Seen with Azhar Imam Renews Debate Over Enlightenment Concept

A photo of a book that appeared next to Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb during his return flight from a European country, renewed on Sunday a debate over the…

Mohammed Nabil Helmi (Cairo)
Varieties Ragheb Alama with the Iraqi Ambassador and his wife.

Iraqi Foreign Ministry to Take Action Against Ambassador to Jordan over Images with Ragheb Alama

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday that it intends to take measures concerning the images that went viral on social media of the Iraqi…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Varieties A man walks past a dead animal lying on the ground following a wildfire in El Kala, in Al Taref province, Algeria, Aug. 18, 2022. (Reuters Photo)

Expert: Algeria Fires Burned UNESCO-listed Park

More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an…

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Varieties Wreckage of a World War Two German warship is seen in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia August 18, 2022. (Reuters)

Europe’s Drought Exposes Ancient Stones, World War Two Ships as Waters Fall

Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures - and some…

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Varieties A fishmonger works at a small market, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Buckingham, Britain, February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

Genes Control Food Preferences, New Study Suggests

The reasons why people love certain foods and turn their noses up at others, has to do with more than their cultures or even their taste buds… their genes play…

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Varieties Flamingoes feed in the popular Berg River estuary in Velddrif, South Africa, Monday Sept. 14, 2020. (AP)

African Migratory Birds Threatened by Hot, Dry Weather

Africa's migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and…

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Varieties This photo taken on August 17, 2022 shows a artificial aliment sample in preparation for an exhibition hosted by Japan’s Iwasaki Group in Tokyo. — AFP photo

Truly Tasteless: Japan's Plastic Food Artists Get Creative

From the "leaning tower of pizza" to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans' quirky plastic food…

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Varieties This photo shows a Spotted Lanternfly, in Long Branch, NJ, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP)

See It? Squish It! Fighting the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials. He…

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Varieties A health care worker fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine at a community vaccination event in Los Angeles, US, Aug. 11, 2021. (AFP)

Anti-vax Group in Europe Thrives Online, Thwarts Tech Effort

Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people…

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Varieties A photo posted on Twitter of Actress Antoinette Najeeb

Syrian Actress Antoinette Najeeb Passes Away

Renowned Syrian Actress Antoinette Najeeb passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 92, after a long career and a rich contribution to dozens of series, plays…

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Varieties Perfume jar from Tutankhamun's tomb (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism)

KAUST Produces Tutankhamun Perfume Oil from Algae

The famous essential "patchouli oil" is often linked to King Tutankhamun's oil, according to sites specializing in the history of perfumes. "New Directions…

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