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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 NASA Mars Rover Fails to Collect Rock in Search of Alien Life

NASA Mars Rover Fails to Collect Rock in Search of Alien Life

NASA's Perseverance drilled into the surface of Mars but failed in its initial attempt to collect rock samples that would be picked up by future missions for…

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Varieties Egypt: Ancient King Khufu's Boat Moved to a New Home

Egypt: Ancient King Khufu's Boat Moved to a New Home

King Khufu's Boat, an ancient vessel that is the oldest and largest wooden boat discovered in Egypt, has been painstakingly moved from its longstanding home…

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Varieties Oldest Applied Geometry Engraving Discovered on 3,700-year-old Babylonian Tablet

Oldest Applied Geometry Engraving Discovered on 3,700-year-old Babylonian Tablet

An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet. Known as Si…

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Varieties Scientists to Count Pink Iguanas in Galapagos Archipelago for First Time

Scientists to Count Pink Iguanas in Galapagos Archipelago for First Time

The Galapagos National Park (PNG) announced that a scientific expedition plans to count pink iguanas, a species that live around the Wolf Volcano, in the…

Varieties Agrochemicals Threaten Bees, New Study Finds

Agrochemicals Threaten Bees, New Study Finds

Exposure to a cocktail of agrochemicals significantly increases bee mortality, but regulators may be underestimating the dangers of pesticides in combination. …

Varieties Scientists Explore Sun’s Younger Years

Scientists Explore Sun’s Younger Years

At 4.65 billion years old, our Sun is a middle-aged star. Scientists are often curious to learn exactly what properties enabled our Sun, in its younger years,…

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Varieties Belgian Collects a Treasure Trove of 60,000 Vintage Tin Boxes

Belgian Collects a Treasure Trove of 60,000 Vintage Tin Boxes

The colorful tins piled high around Belgian collector Yvette Dardenne used to contain goods ranging from chocolates, toffees, coffee and rice to tobacco, talc…

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Varieties Google Founder Gets New Zealand Residency, Raising Questions

Google Founder Gets New Zealand Residency, Raising Questions

Google co-founder Larry Page has gained New Zealand residency, officials confirmed Friday, stoking debate over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially…

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Varieties Virgin Galactic Restarting Space Tickets from $450,000

Virgin Galactic Restarting Space Tickets from $450,000

After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at $450,000, the company announced Thursday. The new…

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Varieties Decline in CO2 Cooled Earth’s Climate Over 30 Million Years Ago

Decline in CO2 Cooled Earth’s Climate Over 30 Million Years Ago

New research led by the University of Bristol, and published in the journal Nature Geoscience on August 2, demonstrates that a decline in the concentration of…

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Varieties High Resolution 3D Image of Monkey Brain Paves Way for Parkinson Treatment

High Resolution 3D Image of Monkey Brain Paves Way for Parkinson Treatment

Scientists have revealed the world's first high-resolution 3D image of a monkey brain that could pave the way for treatments for human diseases such as…

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Varieties Office Landlines to Disappear within Few Years

Office Landlines to Disappear within Few Years

The office landline will likely become extinct in November 2028, new analysis predicts, with business numbers falling 370,000 in a year to 4.98million,…

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Varieties Student Designs ‘Elegant’ Emblem for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

Student Designs ‘Elegant’ Emblem for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee next summer will be defined by an "elegant" emblem created by a university student after winning a design competition. Young…

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Varieties Mediterranean Has Become a 'Wildfire Hotspot', EU Scientists Say

Mediterranean Has Become a 'Wildfire Hotspot', EU Scientists Say

The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense blazes on record and a heatwave producing a high risk of further fires and…

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Varieties Ernst Kirchner's "Potsdamer Platz" on Display again in Berlin

Ernst Kirchner's "Potsdamer Platz" on Display again in Berlin

In the year 1914, long before his persecution under the Nazis drove him to suicide, Kirchner (1880-1938) created a central work of expressionism: "Potsdamer…

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Varieties S.Africa's Mountain Farmers Cash in On Truffle Bet

S.Africa's Mountain Farmers Cash in On Truffle Bet

Only shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as a site to test the potential for truffle production in South Africa. …

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Varieties Why Seagulls are the Noisiest among Birds?

Why Seagulls are the Noisiest among Birds?

Once the domain of the seaside, seagulls are becoming more commonplace inland now – with the number of urban gull colonies in the UK having doubled over the…

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Varieties German Startups Launch Mini-rocket Challenge to SpaceX and Co.

German Startups Launch Mini-rocket Challenge to SpaceX and Co.

Car-manufacturing powerhouse Germany is rushing to join the private sector space race as it looks to ride a boom in mini-launchers for small satellites and…

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Varieties Iraq Says US to Return 17,000 Artifacts Looted after Invasion

Iraq Says US to Return 17,000 Artifacts Looted after Invasion

The United States is returning more than 17,000 ancient artifacts looted and smuggled out of Iraq after the US invasion in 2003, including a 3,500-year-old…

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Varieties Acropolis in Greece Closes in the Afternoon Due to Heat Wave

Acropolis in Greece Closes in the Afternoon Due to Heat Wave

Authorities in Greece closed the Acropolis and other ancient sites during afternoon hours starting Tuesday as a heat wave scorching the eastern Mediterranean…

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Varieties First Hunting Dog in Europe Lived 1.8 Million Years Ago, New Study Finds

First Hunting Dog in Europe Lived 1.8 Million Years Ago, New Study Finds

Is this Europe's first hunting dog? Jawbone of a huge canine dating back 1.8 million years is discovered alongside human remains in Georgia. The jawbone of…

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Varieties Apollo 11's Eagle Lander May Still be Orbiting the Moon, Researcher Suggests

Apollo 11's Eagle Lander May Still be Orbiting the Moon, Researcher Suggests

James Meador, an independent researcher at the California Institute of Technology, has found evidence that suggests the Apollo 11 ascent stage may still be…

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Varieties Greenland Loses Ice that Could Submerge Florida in Water in One Day

Greenland Loses Ice that Could Submerge Florida in Water in One Day

Greenland lost enough ice in one day to cover Florida in two inches of water. The amount of ice that melted in Greenland on Tuesday alone was enough to cover…

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Varieties Iraqi Engineer Turns Art into Business Amid Bleak Job Market

Iraqi Engineer Turns Art into Business Amid Bleak Job Market

Iraqi engineer Wassan Ismail started creating and selling artwork after struggling to find a job in an economy battered by conflict and sanctions. The…

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