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Missing Teen Found Alive After 6 Days in Australian Woodlands

Varieties In this image made from video and provided by the Victoria State Police 17-year-old William, center right, is embraced by his mother Elizabeth, only first names were provided by police, while in a helicopter in Cowwarr, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, after William spent six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. (Victoria Police via AP)

Missing Teen Found Alive After 6 Days in Australian Woodlands

A 17-year-old boy with autism was found alive Thursday after six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. The boy, whom police identified only as William…

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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 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, surrounded by members of the family, stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the fly past after the Trooping The Color parade, in central London, Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP)

Jubilee: Balcony Moment Tells UK Monarchy’s Story over Years

As a 9-year-old girl, Princess Elizabeth appeared with her family on Buckingham Palace’s balcony to mark her grandfather George V’s Silver Jubilee, an excited…

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Varieties Ukrainian artist Gamlet Zinkivskiy stands on a street as he works on his new painting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 16, 2022. Picture taken May 16, 2022. (Reuters)

For Ukrainian Street Artist, Paintbrush Is Mightier than the Rifle

Gamlet Zinkivskiy is fighting the Russian invasion with a paintbrush, creating murals he hopes can boost morale and provide a brief antidote to war in Kharkiv,…

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Varieties People walk on the Bach Long glass bridge during the opening ceremony at Moc Chau district in Son La province, Vietnam, May 28, 2022. Picture taken May 28, 2022. (Reuters)

‘Don’t Look Down’: Vietnam Glass-Bottomed Bridge Targets Thrill-Seekers

A mountain resort in Vietnam has opened a bridge with a bottom made of glass over a gorge 150 meters (492.13 ft) below to attract thrill-seeking tourists, the…

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Varieties FILE - In this undated photo issued on Dec. 23, 2021, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II records her annual Christmas broadcast in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Final Touches as English Village Prepares Four-day Jubilee Party

Next weekend, people across the UK and beyond will celebrate the 96-year-old queen's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70th year on the throne. And in the…

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Varieties Puffins are one of the most distinctive visitors to the Isle of May nature reserve off the east coast of Scotland Andy Buchanan AFP

Decline in North Sea Puffins Causes Concern

The Isle of May, off Scotland's east coast, is home to one of the UK's biggest colonies of seabirds. Some 200,000 birds, from kittiwakes to guillemots can…

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Varieties Maria Nissan turns plastic waste collected from the streets of Jordan's capital into art in an effort to persuade people against single-use plastics Khalil MAZRAAWI AFP

Jordan's Plastic Trash Turned into Art with a Message

Jordan-based artist Maria Nissan is on a mission: to rid the world of single-use plastics and to raise public awareness about the environmental scourge through…

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Varieties Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid at the press conference (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Moroccan Minister of Culture Announces Program of Int’l Book and Publishing Fair

Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid announced the program of the 27th edition of the International Book and Publishing…

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Varieties Saudi Students Win 13 Int’l Awards at ITEX 2022

Saudi Students Win 13 Int’l Awards at ITEX 2022

Saudi students won 13 awards at the International Exhibition of Inventions, Innovations, and Technology (ITEX 2022) in Malaysia, days after the Saudi science…

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Varieties An orca swims in the River Seine at Duclair in Normandy, after straying into the river from the sea and swimming from Le Havre to Rouen, France, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

French officials to Use Orca Sounds to Guide Lost Whale Back to Sea

A plan has been hatched to guide a killer whale adrift in France's River Seine back to the sea — using orca sounds, local officials said on Friday. …

Varieties Vases, pots and tools are displayed after being discovered in the ruins of a Mayan site, called Xiol, after archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park in Kanasin, near Merida, Mexico May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. (Reuters)

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Mayan City on Construction Site

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an…

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Varieties Divers explore the depths of the Red Sea

National Geographic Broadcasts KAUST’s Journey to Becoming ‘Global’

National Geographic Abu Dhabi is shining the spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Chasing Answers, a new…

Varieties Demolition teams start to take down the Nakagin Capsule Tower, an iconic structure designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa and built in 1972, in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 12, 2022. (AP)

Japan’s Landmark Capsules Coming Down to Sit in Museums

Nakagin Capsule Tower, a building tucked away in a corner of downtown Tokyo that is made up of boxes stacked on top of each other, is an avant-garde honeycomb…

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Varieties The Svalbard archipelago is home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the northern lights Jonathan NACKSTRAND AFP

The Arctic's Tricky Quest for Sustainable Tourism

Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the northern lights, a Norwegian archipelago perched high in the Arctic is trying to find a way to profit from its…

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Varieties An employee holds an eye for a humanoid robot developed by Promobot service robotics manufacturer at the company's branch in the far eastern city of Vladivostok,  Russia March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yuri
Maltsev

Scientists Fashion Smart Contact Lens to Treat Glaucoma

A team of researchers in China has developed a contact lens that can be used to monitor eye pressure changes and to administer glaucoma drugs when needed,…

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Varieties The logo of the United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF, is pictured at their German headquarters in Cologne, file. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

UNICEF Accuses Wealthy Countries of Creating Unsafe Environment for Children

A new UNICEF report has revealed that children in the world’s wealthiest countries grow in a relatively healthy environment. However, most of those countries…

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Varieties Test tube labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. (Reuters)

Roche Develops Test Kits to Detect Monkeypox Virus

Roche on Wednesday said the company and its unit have developed three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, as the disease spreads in regions outside Africa…

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Varieties A man holds a wet wipe in the air with a toilet in the background. (AP)

Cancer Screening behind Invention of Dissolving Wet Wipes

When Brian McCormack, 65, started using a home testing kit to screen for bowel cancer, he found the process awkward and inconvenient. He felt there had to…

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Varieties A wasp eats its way through an apple in an orchard in Germany. (Getty Images)

Wasps Eat Siblings to Fill Food Shortage, Finds New Study

Siblings’ rivalry could cause some mess in the house, however, wasps take this rivalry to a new level by cannibalizing their siblings in the absence of food. …

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Varieties Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. (Reuters)

Moderna Testing Potential Monkeypox Vaccines

Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health…

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Varieties US Climate Envoy Kerry Says Ukraine War No Excuse to Let Up on Climate Fight

US Climate Envoy Kerry Says Ukraine War No Excuse to Let Up on Climate Fight

The US climate envoy John Kerry told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that the global energy crisis wrought by the war in Ukraine should not deepen…

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Varieties Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Rabat Hosts 27th Edition of International Book, Publishing Fair

Morocco is scheduled to host the 27th edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL) in the capital Rabat during the period between June 3 and 12…

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Varieties People flock to Saudi Arabia's first tea exhibition. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

People Flock to Saudi Arabia's First Int'l Tea Exhibition

Tea is one of the most consumed drinks globally after water, and it is one of the essential traditional drinks in many countries, including Saudi Arabia. …

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Varieties An illustration of NASA’s “Perseverance” rover casting off its spacecraft’s cruise stage, minutes before entering the Martian atmosphere, photo obtained on Feb. 15, 2021. (NASA Handout via AFP)

Scientists Develop 'Space Bricks' for Construction on Mars

In collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a…

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Varieties Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a tour of the 2022 RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London on May 23, 2022. (AFP)

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Attends Chelsea Flower Show

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attended the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday, the latest of several appearances that have helped to ease public concerns about her…

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