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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 Gorillas Prevent Disease Spread through Social Distancing, New Study Suggests

Gorillas Prevent Disease Spread through Social Distancing, New Study Suggests

Groups interact fairly infrequently, and when they do they tend to keep their distance, rarely approaching to within that crucial one to two-meter distance,…

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Varieties Optimal Blood Pressure Slows Brain Ageing, New Study Finds

Optimal Blood Pressure Slows Brain Ageing, New Study Finds

People with elevated blood pressure that falls within the normal recommended range are at risk of accelerated brain ageing, according to a study by The…

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Varieties Daniel Jouanneau Reveals Protocol Secrets of the Élysée

Daniel Jouanneau Reveals Protocol Secrets of the Élysée

"What have you prepared for the breakfast of our chancellor?" assistant of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl asked Daniel Jouanneau, chief of protocol at the…

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Varieties Life on Mars: Scientists Simulate ‘Red Planet’ Base in Negev Desert

Life on Mars: Scientists Simulate ‘Red Planet’ Base in Negev Desert

Inside a huge crater in Israel's sun-baked Negev desert, a team wearing space suits ventures forth on a mission to simulate conditions on Mars. The Austrian…

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Varieties N.Korea’s Kim Struts Red Carpet in Dress Sandals and a Suit

N.Korea’s Kim Struts Red Carpet in Dress Sandals and a Suit

Kim Jong Un caught the eye of international observers during a speech marking the North Korean ruling party’s founding on Sunday - but for his choice of…

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Varieties 3 US-Based Economists Receive Economics Nobel Prize

3 US-Based Economists Receive Economics Nobel Prize

Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research on the labor market impacts of minimum wage, immigration and…

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Varieties Vaccines Prevent Severe Covid, Even from Delta

Vaccines Prevent Severe Covid, Even from Delta

Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of Covid-19, even against the Delta variant, a vast study in France has shown. The research…

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Varieties Italy Launches Cultural Rescue Project at Dubai's Expo 2020

Italy Launches Cultural Rescue Project at Dubai's Expo 2020

Italy, renowned for its centuries of experience trying to preserve its rich artistic culture, has used its presence at a world fair in Dubai to launch a…

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Varieties Lava Blocks the Size of Buildings Falling from La Palma Volcano

Lava Blocks the Size of Buildings Falling from La Palma Volcano

Blocks of molten lava as large as three-storey buildings rolled down a hillside on the Spanish island of La Palma while a series of tremors shook the ground on…

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Varieties Pandemic Saviors, Food Delivery Apps Now Under Fire

Pandemic Saviors, Food Delivery Apps Now Under Fire

Meal delivery services became essential during the pandemic, when millions of Americans were under lockdown and restaurants were shut to visitors. But these…

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Varieties How Danish Gastronomy Reached Dizzying Heights

How Danish Gastronomy Reached Dizzying Heights

It's home to the top two eateries in the world and a cornucopia of Michelin stars: Denmark's haute cuisine, non-existent 20 years ago, is making Copenhagen a…

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Varieties Diabetes Drug Holds Promise against Children Brain Tumor

Diabetes Drug Holds Promise against Children Brain Tumor

An international research team from the University of Michigan's Health Rogel Cancer Center found that Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed against diabetes,…

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Varieties Bees in Rural Areas Travel Farther for Food, New Study Finds

Bees in Rural Areas Travel Farther for Food, New Study Finds

It's well known that honeybees pull off some nifty dance moves when they want to communicate with each other. But scientists have now decoded these 'waggles' —…

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Varieties 'Refugees don't come Empty-Handed,' Says Nobel Literature Prize Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah

'Refugees don't come Empty-Handed,' Says Nobel Literature Prize Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah

Author Abdulrazak Gurnah, who won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, urged Europe to see African refugees as assets. Gurnah, who has lived in exile in…

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Varieties Panda Cubs at Tokyo Zoo Get their Names, to Debut in January

Panda Cubs at Tokyo Zoo Get their Names, to Debut in January

Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June got their names Friday — Lei Lei for the female cub, and Xiao Xiao for her brother. They were chosen from…

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Varieties Japanese Octogenarian Skateboarder Learns New Tricks

Japanese Octogenarian Skateboarder Learns New Tricks

Yoshio Kinoshita is living proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks. The 81-year-old rides the ramps at his local skate park in the city of Osaka almost…

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Varieties Ancient River Delta Bolsters Search for Signs of Life on Mars

Ancient River Delta Bolsters Search for Signs of Life on Mars

Images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet's landscape billions of years ago, and provide clues that will guide the search for evidence of…

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Varieties Murray Thanks Instagram Followers after Return of Wedding Ring, Shoes

Murray Thanks Instagram Followers after Return of Wedding Ring, Shoes

Andy Murray thanked his Instagram followers for spreading the word Thursday after his missing wedding ring was returned along with his used shoes in the wake…

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Varieties 'An Amazing Ride': Study Offers Dengue Treatment Hope

'An Amazing Ride': Study Offers Dengue Treatment Hope

Dengue affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned it the moniker "breakbone fever," but new research may have found the…

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Varieties 2021 Literature Nobel May Look to New Horizons

2021 Literature Nobel May Look to New Horizons

Having crowned mainly Westerners in its 120-year existence, the Swedish Academy could award the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday to a writer from Asia or…

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Varieties Heart Rates Synchronize among People Living Same Event, New Study Suggests

Heart Rates Synchronize among People Living Same Event, New Study Suggests

When a group of people hear the same story or watch the same video, their heart rates tend to rise and fall in synch. This correlation of heart rates,…

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Varieties Scientists Treat Chronic Depression with Brain Implant

Scientists Treat Chronic Depression with Brain Implant

Neuroscience has recently seen a new stunning advance that gives hope to those with mental illness not helped with drugs. Doctors have successfully treated a…

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Varieties Two Stranded Humpback Whales Rescued in Argentina

Two Stranded Humpback Whales Rescued in Argentina

Rescue teams saved two stranded whales along the Atlantic coast of Argentina Tuesday, the World Marine Foundation said. The animals were stranded on the…

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Varieties Sequencing, mRNA, or Maybe Nanocrystals? Wide-Open Field for Nobel Chemistry Prize

Sequencing, mRNA, or Maybe Nanocrystals? Wide-Open Field for Nobel Chemistry Prize

Breakthroughs in DNA sequencing, innovative gas storage, nanocrystals or a second chance for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines? Speculators on the Nobel Prize in…

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