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…
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…
The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi Reef) reported that Saudi coffee production rose from 800 tons annually in 2020 to approximately…
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) launched the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative’s large-scale coral facility, restoring and…
The remains of a child no older than three were unearthed in a 78,000-year-old grave, with his legs carefully tucked up against its tiny chest. A new study…
For many reasons, including globalization and cultural assimilation, a handful of languages, such as English, Spanish, and Mandarin, are dominating the world's…
Paleontologists in Madagascar recently discovered an exceptionally well-preserved fossil of a new and extinct species of turtle, dating back to the late…
Lavender flowers dress Saudi deserts during Spring, reflecting the unique natural landscape of the Kingdom. The northern regions of the Kingdom are…
South Africa says it will end its captive lion industry in a major move for conservation that would outlaw the heavily criticized "canned hunting" of the big…
Syrian farmer Mohammad Saasaani grew up grazing sheep in the vast Badia rangelands, but today they are rife with militants, a place too dangerous to take the…
Watching a group of lions yawn may seem like nothing more than big, lazy cats acting sleepy, but new research suggests that these yawns may be subtly…
US scientists have recently discovered a new type of giant saber-toothed cat that lived in North America between 5 million and 9 million years ago. During…
A Japanese costal town in the western part of the country has drawn ire on social media for using some of the coronavirus relief funds it was given by the…
With COVID-19 restrictions preventing Barcelona's Islamic population from celebrating Ramadan at the usual indoor venues, a Catholic church has offered up its…
A Malian woman gave birth in Morocco to nine babies on Tuesday - two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb - joining a small pantheon of…
In southern Iraq, putrid water gushes out of sewerage pipes into the country's storied marshes, threatening the already fragile UNESCO world heritage site. …
On the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's death, French TV channels are dedicating their airtime to screen documentaries, programs and special evenings that…
The Dubai Press Club (DPC) announced that it started to receive submissions for the Arab Journalism Award (AJA) in its 20th edition. The DPC set June 6 as…
Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday after 27…
Cancer isn't just a modern-day affliction. A new archaeological analysis suggests malignant growths in medieval Britain were not as rare as we once thought. …
The "Mayflower 400" - the world's first intelligent ship - bobs gently in a light swell as it stops its engines in Plymouth Sound, off England's south-west…
Data obtained by bouncing radio waves off Venus - treating it, as one scientist said, like a giant disco ball - is providing new insight into Earth's closest…
The demand for crafted gold jewelry ornate with traditional inscriptions and designs has risen, especially among young Saudi women. Mahdi al-Nimr, who owns…
A project to build a high-tech, lightweight stage inside the Roman Colosseum will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see…
SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8…
For the second year in a row, Lalla Aicha Moujahid is marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under COVID-19 conditions -- which means talking to her…
Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid unveiled the forward-thinking Food Tech Valley on Saturday. The new initiative seeks to triple the…
Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the Saudi Minister of Culture, met the French ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ludovic Pouille via video call. …