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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 Egyptian Inmate Hides Cellphone in Stomach for 6 Months

Egyptian Inmate Hides Cellphone in Stomach for 6 Months

An Egyptian medical team at the Aswan University Hospitals in southern Egypt removed a cellphone from the stomach of an inmate who swallowed it six months ago…

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Varieties Man Dies after Falling from Hot Air Balloon Ride in Israel

Man Dies after Falling from Hot Air Balloon Ride in Israel

A man died after falling Tuesday from a hot air balloon mid-flight, Israeli police said. Police said the man, in his 20s, was a crew member who had been…

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Varieties AI Used to Reproduce Hidden Picasso Artwork

AI Used to Reproduce Hidden Picasso Artwork

Before he became famous, Pablo Picasso didn't always have money for art materials, so, like other struggling artists, he'd paint over existing canvases to…

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Varieties One of Egypt's Last Fez Makers Takes Pride in Craft Despite Drop in Popularity

One of Egypt's Last Fez Makers Takes Pride in Craft Despite Drop in Popularity

For nearly 45 years, Nasser Abdel Basset has been a proud maker of the fez, the iconic felt hat that was once worn by Egypt's elite, bureaucrats and students. …

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Varieties Gawky Teen Star Wins New Fans for Japan's 'Game of Generals'

Gawky Teen Star Wins New Fans for Japan's 'Game of Generals'

Shogi, the Japanese chess variant known as the "game of generals", is enjoying a wave of popularity in its homeland thanks to a gawky teenage prodigy with a…

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Varieties Celebrities Join Prince William for Earthshot Prize Award

Celebrities Join Prince William for Earthshot Prize Award

Celebrities joined Prince William in London on Sunday for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize, an ambitious environmental program that aims to…

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Varieties Darwin Family Microscope to Be Sold at Auction

Darwin Family Microscope to Be Sold at Auction

A microscope Charles Darwin gave his son Leonard and which has remained in the family for nearly 200 years is headed for auction in December, and is expected…

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Varieties Evidence of Peripheral Atherosclerosis Detected in Ancient Egyptian Mummy

Evidence of Peripheral Atherosclerosis Detected in Ancient Egyptian Mummy

Scientists have previously detected atherosclerosis in ancient Egyptian mummies. CT scans helped them discover this condition in large arteries, but none of…

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Varieties New Study: Some Sunscreens Become Toxic after Two Hours

New Study: Some Sunscreens Become Toxic after Two Hours

Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation…

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Varieties Sudanese Group to Gather 10 Million Signatures for Climate

Sudanese Group to Gather 10 Million Signatures for Climate

Sudanese environmental activists have launched a campaign to gather 10 million signatures supporting the fight against climate change impact in Sudan by 2030. …

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Varieties Chinese Astronauts Arrive at Space Station for Longest Mission

Chinese Astronauts Arrive at Space Station for Longest Mission

Three astronauts successfully docked with China's new space station on Saturday on what is set to be Beijing's longest crewed mission to date and the latest…

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Varieties NASA to Launch First Space Probe to Study Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids

NASA to Launch First Space Probe to Study Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids

NASA is set on Saturday to launch a first-of-its kind mission, dubbed Lucy, to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that…

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Varieties Liberian Teen Becomes Hero for Finding and Returning $50,000

Liberian Teen Becomes Hero for Finding and Returning $50,000

A teenager in Liberia who has become a national hero after finding $50,000 and returning it to its rightful owner said he will meet the country's president…

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Varieties Israel Readies for Delivery Drone Traffic Jams

Israel Readies for Delivery Drone Traffic Jams

Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream, as companies tap their expertise to avoid…

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Varieties Afghan Pomegranate Pickers Jobless as Fruits Rot at Shuttered Border

Afghan Pomegranate Pickers Jobless as Fruits Rot at Shuttered Border

Afghanistan's festive pomegranate season has begun, but this year thousands of tons of the juicy red fruit risk rotting on trucks blocked at Pakistan's…

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Varieties Moderna or Pfizer Booster Works Better for People Vaccinated with J&J

Moderna or Pfizer Booster Works Better for People Vaccinated with J&J

People who received Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine may benefit from a booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna, preliminary results of a US study published…

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Varieties Land of Dinosaurs in Utah Restored as Reserve

Land of Dinosaurs in Utah Restored as Reserve

American paleontologists are relieved. Reserves rich in dinosaur fossils located in Utah, amputated by former President Donald Trump, are once again protected…

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Varieties Banksy's ‘Sunflower from Petrol Station’ to Fetch 13 Million Pound at Auction

Banksy's ‘Sunflower from Petrol Station’ to Fetch 13 Million Pound at Auction

Banksy's "Sunflowers From Petrol Station" is being sold by fashion designer Sir Paul Smith and it has been valued at between £8.8 million and £13.2 million…

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Varieties Himalayan Fungus Could Help Treat Cancer, New Study

Himalayan Fungus Could Help Treat Cancer, New Study

A new industry-academic partnership between the University of Oxford and biopharmaceutical company NuCana as found that chemotherapy drug NUC-7738, derived…

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Varieties North Korean Soldier in Blue Generates Buzz on Social Media

North Korean Soldier in Blue Generates Buzz on Social Media

A North Korean soldier clad in a super-tight blue outfit in a state media photo has generated a buzz on social media, with some calling him “a superhero,” “a…

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Varieties Tunisia, Morocco Hoteliers Eye an End to COVID Downturn

Tunisia, Morocco Hoteliers Eye an End to COVID Downturn

The October sun warms the sands of Hammamet beach on Tunisia's east coast, but the coronavirus pandemic still casts a shadow and visitor numbers are yet to…

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Varieties Smart Headband Claim to Make People Calmer

Smart Headband Claim to Make People Calmer

Emma Baumert admits that when she first put on the high-tech headband she felt silly. "But I also felt so cool wearing it, because I'm such a nerd." …

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Varieties Study: Smelling Sense is Similar in Humans, Insects

Study: Smelling Sense is Similar in Humans, Insects

A research team from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) found that the process of "olfactory information" is similar in humans and…

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Varieties ‘Potato Eaters’…Controversial Artwork at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum

‘Potato Eaters’…Controversial Artwork at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum

The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh is more famous for his cheerful paintings – his bright and light-flooded southern French landscapes. But now for the first…

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