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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 Saudi Arabia Launches Campaign for Its Bid to Host Expo 2030 Riyadh

Saudi Arabia Launches Campaign for Its Bid to Host Expo 2030 Riyadh

The Saudi capital Monday launched an ambitious global campaign for its bid to host the Expo 2030 Riyadh at a dazzling closing ceremony of the Kingdom’s…

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Varieties Deep Dive into Alpaca’s Nanobody Repertoire Identifies Potent SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizers

Deep Dive into Alpaca’s Nanobody Repertoire Identifies Potent SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizers

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a novel strategy for identifying potent miniature antibodies, so-called nanobodies, against emerging SARS…

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Varieties Blue Origin’s 4th Astro-Tourism Flight Set to Launch without Big Names

Blue Origin’s 4th Astro-Tourism Flight Set to Launch without Big Names

The fourth commercial flight of Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin, offering short suborbital joyrides to well-heeled thrill-seekers and celebrity…

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Varieties African Mask Auctioned for $3.4 Million

African Mask Auctioned for $3.4 Million

A carved mask from Central Africa, dating to the 19th century, was sold in France for 4.2 million euros ($4.6 million) on Saturday, despite Gabonese protests…

Varieties US Scientists Develop New Device to Easily Track Elusive Insects

US Scientists Develop New Device to Easily Track Elusive Insects

US researchers have developed an inexpensive device that will allow them to study the behavior and activity of insects, the largest group of organisms on the…

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Varieties Male Parents Lead Young Birds in First Migration, New Study Finds

Male Parents Lead Young Birds in First Migration, New Study Finds

A new study that used GPS tracking of Caspian terns showed that male parents carry the main responsibility for leading young birds during their first migration…

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Varieties US Supreme Court to Decide Copyright Fight over Warhol’s Prince Paintings

US Supreme Court to Decide Copyright Fight over Warhol’s Prince Paintings

In a case that could help clarify when and how artists can make use of the work of others, the US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a copyright dispute…

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Varieties 2nd COVID Vaccine Booster Significantly Lowers Death Rate, Israeli Study Shows

2nd COVID Vaccine Booster Significantly Lowers Death Rate, Israeli Study Shows

Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78% lower mortality rate from the disease than those who got…

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Varieties  Qatar, Gates Foundation to Spend $200 Million on Climate-adaptive Agriculture

Qatar, Gates Foundation to Spend $200 Million on Climate-adaptive Agriculture

Qatar and the Gates Foundation will jointly invest up to $200 million over the next two years to help prepare farmers in developing countries to adapt to…

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Varieties Lebanese Tattoo Artist Helps Breast Cancer Survivors to Heal

Lebanese Tattoo Artist Helps Breast Cancer Survivors to Heal

For Lebanese breast cancer survivor Roula Saad, a decade-long struggle with the disease was not over until tattoo artist Joa Antoun concealed her surgical…

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Varieties A Top-notch Hospital in Doha Is Busy: Only Falcons Allowed

A Top-notch Hospital in Doha Is Busy: Only Falcons Allowed

At first glance, the Souq Waqif clinic in the historic center of Doha, the capital of Qatar, could be any other state-of-the-art hospital. Nurses in blue…

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Varieties Eat Borsch, Save Ukraine: Refugee MasterChef Winner Cooks for Charity

Eat Borsch, Save Ukraine: Refugee MasterChef Winner Cooks for Charity

Ukrainian MasterChef winner Olga Martynovska, who fled to Prague with her 6-year-old daughter to escape Russia's invasion, cooked up borsch and other…

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Varieties Drought Kicked Out Vikings from Greenland, New Study Finds

Drought Kicked Out Vikings from Greenland, New Study Finds

One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why the Norse (people who inhabited the now Scandinavian countries including Sweden, Denmark, Norway,…

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Varieties Music Hits Heart, Improves Life Quality

Music Hits Heart, Improves Life Quality

“Music has a unique power to express inner states or feelings. Music can pierce the heart directly; it needs no mediation,” wrote the late neurologist Oliver…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth to Feature on Vogue Front Cover for First Time

Queen Elizabeth to Feature on Vogue Front Cover for First Time

Queen Elizabeth II is to feature on the cover of British Vogue for the first time in a special issue celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, according to The Metro…

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Varieties Birds Are Laying Eggs Earlier as Climate Change Shifts Springs

Birds Are Laying Eggs Earlier as Climate Change Shifts Springs

The early bird is getting even earlier. With climate change spurring earlier springs across much of North America, many birds are laying their eggs earlier…

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Varieties New Tech Allows Locked-in Patients to Slowly Communicate with Others

New Tech Allows Locked-in Patients to Slowly Communicate with Others

Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai hospital have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a…

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Varieties New Program Could Predict Heart Attack Five Years before it Occurs

New Program Could Predict Heart Attack Five Years before it Occurs

Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai hospital have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a…

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Varieties Scientists Discover Two New Types of Glass Frogs

Scientists Discover Two New Types of Glass Frogs

Scientists have discovered two new species of glass frogs in Ecuador with completely see-through bellies. The frogs were found near active mining areas in the…

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Varieties KPMG: Saudi Arabia Working to Advance Sporting Culture to Attract Tourists

KPMG: Saudi Arabia Working to Advance Sporting Culture to Attract Tourists

Countries like Saudi Arabia are advancing agendas to build a sporting culture that attracts domestic and international tourists, KPMG, an advisory services…

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Varieties Kyiv Circus Students Find New Home at Prague Performance Company

Kyiv Circus Students Find New Home at Prague Performance Company

In-between somersaults, Ukrainian circus students handed out borscht and showcased some of their country's customs in a joint performance on Tuesday night with…

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Varieties French Normandy Serves World’s Best Oysters

French Normandy Serves World’s Best Oysters

In a beautiful town overlooking the English Channel, you can spot piles of hundreds of oysters in all the shapes and colors you can imagine at the Port-en…

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Varieties China Sets Green Hydrogen Target for 2025, Eyes Widespread Use

China Sets Green Hydrogen Target for 2025, Eyes Widespread Use

China's top economic planner announced a target on Wednesday to produce up to 200,000 tons per year of green hydrogen, a zero-carbon fuel generated from…

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Varieties Dubai’s Museum of the Future Signs Partnerships with National, Global Brands

Dubai’s Museum of the Future Signs Partnerships with National, Global Brands

The Museum of the Future has signed strategic partnerships with numerous global brands and national institutions as part of its objective to be a key…

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