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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 Indonesian Researchers Breed ‘Good’ Mosquitoes to Combat Dengue

Indonesian Researchers Breed ‘Good’ Mosquitoes to Combat Dengue

Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind of bacteria that…

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Varieties Blaming Climate Change, Turkish Farmers Count the Cost of Drought

Blaming Climate Change, Turkish Farmers Count the Cost of Drought

Rain fell on Bicar Icli's fields in southeastern Turkey for the first time in eight months last week, but he and other farmers are already counting the cost of…

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Varieties Russian Tourists Flock Back to Egypt’s Red Sea

Russian Tourists Flock Back to Egypt’s Red Sea

Mussa al-Nahas sat outside his fragrance and spice shop overlooking the Red Sea beaming at the sight of Russian tourists, who are beginning to flood back to…

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Varieties Rare, Ancient Maya Canoe Found in Mexico's Yucatan

Rare, Ancient Maya Canoe Found in Mexico's Yucatan

A wooden canoe used by the ancient Maya and believed to be over 1,000 years old has turned up in southern Mexico, officials said on Friday, part of…

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Varieties Prince Andrew Asks US Court to Dismiss 'Baseless' Sex Case

Prince Andrew Asks US Court to Dismiss 'Baseless' Sex Case

Britain's Prince Andrew insisted his sexual assault accuser was out to profit from a "baseless lawsuit" against him as he asked a New York court to dismiss the…

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Varieties Ecuador Suspends Mountain-Climbing after Deadly Avalanche

Ecuador Suspends Mountain-Climbing after Deadly Avalanche

Ecuador suspended climbing on five mountains Friday due to bad weather, after an avalanche killed three climbers and left three others missing. Climbers…

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Varieties It Takes a Small Forest to Offset CO2 from a Holiday, Study Says

It Takes a Small Forest to Offset CO2 from a Holiday, Study Says

Think first before you plan a break. A two-week luxury holiday could require almost 400 trees to be planted to offset your carbon footprint. A couple of lattes…

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Varieties Study: Newly-identified Ancient Human Species Lived in Africa 500,000 Years Ago

Study: Newly-identified Ancient Human Species Lived in Africa 500,000 Years Ago

A skull of a new species of ancient human has been discovered in Africa that experts believe was a direct ancestor of modern humans, Britain’s The Daily Mail…

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Varieties Rare White-Cheeked Gibbon Born in Polish Zoo

Rare White-Cheeked Gibbon Born in Polish Zoo

A rare white-cheeked gibbon named Dao has been born in a zoo in the Polish city of Wroclaw, moving the critically endangered species a small step further away…

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Varieties Renovations Offer New View of Ancient West Bank Mosaic

Renovations Offer New View of Ancient West Bank Mosaic

Tourists are being offered a new glimpse at one of the largest ancient mosaics in the Middle East after renovations undertaken by the Palestinian Authority…

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Varieties Queen Elizabeth II is Forced to Slow Down at Age 95

Queen Elizabeth II is Forced to Slow Down at Age 95

After seven decades of relentless service, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has reached a "turning point" after a night in hospital forced her to take advice to…

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Varieties Libya Welcomes Back First Tourists Group in Decade

Libya Welcomes Back First Tourists Group in Decade

Libya has hosted its first group of foreign tourists in a decade, with an excursion to an oasis town deep in the desert previously off-limits to visitors due…

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Varieties Small Electric Balloon to Regulate Heartbeat

Small Electric Balloon to Regulate Heartbeat

A grape-sized electric balloon could make irregular heartbeats a thing of the past by resetting the organ's electrical activity in seconds. According to the…

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Varieties Turkey’s Lake Tuz Dries up Due to Climate Change, Farming

Turkey’s Lake Tuz Dries up Due to Climate Change, Farming

For centuries, Lake Tuz in central Turkey has hosted huge colonies of flamingos that migrate and breed there when the weather is warm, feeding on algae in the…

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Varieties 'Never Seen Anything Like It': Astronaut on 2021 Climate Disasters

'Never Seen Anything Like It': Astronaut on 2021 Climate Disasters

From his perch 400 kilometers above Earth, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has had a unique perspective on the climate-fueled natural disasters that have swept…

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Varieties 1984 Stamp Expected to Fetch $8.25M at Sotheby's Auction

1984 Stamp Expected to Fetch $8.25M at Sotheby's Auction

Sotheby's said it's auctioning the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, with a price estimate of $8.25 million. Dating from 1840, the item is "the…

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Varieties RUSH’s 500 Screens Bring Gamers Together as Part of Riyadh Season

RUSH’s 500 Screens Bring Gamers Together as Part of Riyadh Season

The RUSH Festival, the largest event bringing gamers from across the world together, concludes its activities Wednesday after five days of gaming competitions…

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Varieties Greenpeace Urges Europe to Drop Short Flights, Take Trains

Greenpeace Urges Europe to Drop Short Flights, Take Trains

A study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace shows that over one-third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe have viable train alternatives…

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Varieties Spread It Around: Five Things to Know about Nutella and Rivals

Spread It Around: Five Things to Know about Nutella and Rivals

Are you Nutella or Nocciolata? With or without palm oil in your spread? More chocolate, more hazelnut or even peanut? People have fought to buy their…

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Varieties Scientists Develop Pea-Sized Brain to Study Stephen Hawking's Disease

Scientists Develop Pea-Sized Brain to Study Stephen Hawking's Disease

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a pea-sized brain to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in a new step that could lead to…

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Varieties Japan’s Princess Mako Gives up Title as She Weds Her College Sweetheart

Japan’s Princess Mako Gives up Title as She Weds Her College Sweetheart

Japan’s Princess Mako, the niece of the emperor, married college sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday, giving up her royal title and saying she was determined to…

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Varieties Astronomers Discover Stellar Remnant from Beginning of Universe

Astronomers Discover Stellar Remnant from Beginning of Universe

On Earth, skeletons of animals that lived millions of years ago are known as "fossils," and astronomers decided to use the same name to describe an unusual…

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Varieties Start-up Creates New Perfume Made of CO2

Start-up Creates New Perfume Made of CO2

Ethanol is an ingredient that's usually made from fermenting and distilling a grain like corn. Growing the corn crop means using large amounts of land and…

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Varieties Rise in Human Bird Flu Cases in China Shows Risk of Fast-Changing Variants, Say Health Experts

Rise in Human Bird Flu Cases in China Shows Risk of Fast-Changing Variants, Say Health Experts

A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to…

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