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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 Remains of Extinct Whale Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Remains of Extinct Whale Discovered in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Geological Survey announced the discovery of the remains of an extinct primitive whale, dating back to 37 million years, near the northern Qurayyat…

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Varieties Observation Decks in High Towers Offer Visitors Complete View of Tokyo

Observation Decks in High Towers Offer Visitors Complete View of Tokyo

The seemingly endless sprawl of Tokyo can be hard to take in from the ground. But sky-high observation decks dotted across the Japanese capital, set to host…

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Varieties New Study: Red Blood Cells Could Help Avoid Aging

New Study: Red Blood Cells Could Help Avoid Aging

A new US study has found that red blood cells could help avoid aging, because they respond to the low-oxygen conditions of high altitudes by increasing the…

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Varieties Study Nixes Life in Clouds of Venus, but Maybe in Jupiter’s?

Study Nixes Life in Clouds of Venus, but Maybe in Jupiter’s?

A new study is throwing cold water on the possibility of life in the clouds of Venus. Scientists from Europe and the US reported Monday there isn’t nearly…

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Varieties Virtual Van Gogh Exhibition Set to Lure Shoppers in Dubai

Virtual Van Gogh Exhibition Set to Lure Shoppers in Dubai

Shoppers and art lovers will soon be able to step into Van Gogh masterpieces projected onto walls and floors in an immersive experience in a Dubai shopping…

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Varieties All Washed up: Furloughed Londoner Finds Fortune in the Thames

All Washed up: Furloughed Londoner Finds Fortune in the Thames

Furloughed from her job and confined to London by coronavirus lockdowns, Flora Blathwayt founded a business based on rubbish she retrieves from the muddy banks…

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Varieties Ice Baths for the Mind and Body Break Heat of UAE Desert

Ice Baths for the Mind and Body Break Heat of UAE Desert

As the morning sun bakes the orange dunes of the UAE desert, a man lowers himself into a tinkling tub of ice. Weathering such extreme discomfort is an…

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Varieties ‘Magnetic Living Compass’ Guides Birds During Migration

‘Magnetic Living Compass’ Guides Birds During Migration

The mystery of how birds migrate long distances over land and sea is a step closer to being cracked. By studying robins, scientists have found clues to how…

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Varieties Copenhagen Named Best City for Quality of Life for Fourth Time

Copenhagen Named Best City for Quality of Life for Fourth Time

Copenhagen has topped media outlet Monocle's list of the world's best cities for quality of life for the fourth time since the survey began in 2007. Zurich,…

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Varieties Churchill Painting Fetches $1.84 Million at Auction

Churchill Painting Fetches $1.84 Million at Auction

A painting by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that was gifted to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis sold for $1.84 million at a Phillips auction…

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Varieties Mai Al Khalifa Elected World Monument Fund's Board of Trustees Member

Mai Al Khalifa Elected World Monument Fund's Board of Trustees Member

The World Monument Fund has unanimously elected the President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), Shaikh Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa,…

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Varieties Lisbon Man Breathes New Life into City’s Historic Trams

Lisbon Man Breathes New Life into City’s Historic Trams

The clatter of Lisbon’s trademark yellow trams has been echoing through the cobbled streets for over a century but, as more and more of them are retired from…

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Varieties Colosseum’s Visitors Finally Stand Among the Ghosts of Lions and Gladiators

Colosseum’s Visitors Finally Stand Among the Ghosts of Lions and Gladiators

“The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it’s the sand of the Colosseum,” the Roman senator Gracchus said in the 2000 Oscar-winning movie …

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Varieties Sudanese Man Paints with 'Tears of Trees'

Sudanese Man Paints with 'Tears of Trees'

Omar Hassan Babiker is a Sudanese artist whose love for drawing led him to discover unconventional materials to paint with. His experimentation began with…

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Varieties Greece Investigates Possible ‘Sea Snot’ Outbreak in Aegean

Greece Investigates Possible ‘Sea Snot’ Outbreak in Aegean

Environmental scientists in Greece are looking into whether a slimy layer of so-called “sea snot” around the Aegean island of Lemnos is connected to a similar,…

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Varieties Study: Dinosaurs Thrived in the Ancient Arctic

Study: Dinosaurs Thrived in the Ancient Arctic

Dinosaur species large and small made the Arctic their year-round home and probably developed wintering strategies like hibernation or growing insulating…

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Varieties Florida Woman Becomes Billionaire by Mistake

Florida Woman Becomes Billionaire by Mistake

A woman from Florida who went to the bank to withdraw $20 also checked her balance to find she had $999,985,855.94 that isn't hers sitting in her account. …

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Varieties Study: Coffee Reduces Risk of Liver Disease

Study: Coffee Reduces Risk of Liver Disease

Coffee drinkers may be protected against liver problems in later life. They have a 21 percent lower risk of developing chronic liver disease than non-coffee…

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Varieties Australia: Mouse Plague Forces Prison Evacuation

Australia: Mouse Plague Forces Prison Evacuation

A mouse plague ravaging Australia's farmlands forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates from a rural jail on Tuesday, as the rodents broke in and chewed…

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Varieties Giant Panda Gives Birth to Twin Cubs at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo

Giant Panda Gives Birth to Twin Cubs at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo

A month ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, the city has another reason to celebrate - giant panda Shin Shin has given birth to twin cubs at Ueno Zoo, the…

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Varieties Tunisia 'Trailblazer' in Mediterranean Seaweed Farming

Tunisia 'Trailblazer' in Mediterranean Seaweed Farming

Wading knee-deep in the calm waters of a lagoon, workers in northern Tunisia harvest red seaweed, in a nation dubbed a Mediterranean "trailblazer" in…

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Varieties Israelis Taste the Future with Lab-Grown Chicken 'Food Revolution'

Israelis Taste the Future with Lab-Grown Chicken 'Food Revolution'

It looks like chicken and tastes like chicken, but diners in Israel are tucking into laboratory-grown "meat" that scientists claim is an environmentally…

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Varieties NEOM Partners with KAUST to Create World’s Largest Coral Garden

NEOM Partners with KAUST to Create World’s Largest Coral Garden

NEOM Company and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced on Tuesday a joint project to establish the world’s largest coral…

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Varieties Prince William Surprises Runners during Father's Day Race

Prince William Surprises Runners during Father's Day Race

The Royal Family have led the well-wishers, with a message on the monarchy's official Twitter account wishing him a "very happy birthday" alongside a picture…

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