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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 AI Algorithms to  Identify Mood of Social Media Users

AI Algorithms to Identify Mood of Social Media Users

Researchers showed long ago that artificial intelligence models could identify a person's basic psychological traits from their digital footprints in social…

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Varieties Malaria Threw Human Evolution Into Overdrive on This African Archipelago

Malaria Threw Human Evolution Into Overdrive on This African Archipelago

Malaria is an ancient scourge, but it's still leaving its mark on the human genome. And now, researchers have uncovered recent traces of adaptation to malaria…

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Varieties NYC Parks Have Become 'People's Everything'

NYC Parks Have Become 'People's Everything'

Oases in the best of times, New York City’s parks have served as essential refuges through the hard times of the pandemic — havens for the city’s millions who…

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Varieties Prince Harry Receives Apology over Story Saying he Turned back on Military

Prince Harry Receives Apology over Story Saying he Turned back on Military

Britain’s Prince Harry has won an apology and substantial damages from the publishers of the Mail on Sunday after he sued the tabloid for libel over claims he…

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Varieties Israelis Find 'Royal Purple' Fabric From King David Era

Israelis Find 'Royal Purple' Fabric From King David Era

Israeli researchers said they had found scraps of fabric colored with a purple dye dating from the eras of King David and King Solomon in the south of the…

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Varieties Markets at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Placed Port City on Historic Global Trade Map

Markets at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Placed Port City on Historic Global Trade Map

According to historians, the name of Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu is derived from the over 99 wells (nabi’ is the Arabic word for well) in the port city that was the…

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Varieties Firm Indefinitely Delays Plans to Retrieve Titanic's Radio

Firm Indefinitely Delays Plans to Retrieve Titanic's Radio

The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck has indefinitely delayed plans to retrieve and exhibit the vessel's radio equipment because…

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Varieties No Income, 2,000 Mouths to Feed: Lockdown Squeezes Greek Zoo

No Income, 2,000 Mouths to Feed: Lockdown Squeezes Greek Zoo

It's feeding time at Greece's only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it can — even tucking one into his long, supple tail. It might be wise…

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Varieties Scientists Identify Potential New Insulin-free Diabetes Drug

Scientists Identify Potential New Insulin-free Diabetes Drug

A hundred years ago, scientist Frederick Banting made the discovery of the life-saving insulin drug, and won a Nobel Prize for his achievement in 1923. Since…

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Varieties Bernie Sanders Doll Raises $40,000 for Charity

Bernie Sanders Doll Raises $40,000 for Charity

Tobey King used a little yarn, a crochet needle and some inspiration from Bernie Sanders to create a crocheted doll version of the Vermont senator and raise …

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Varieties Botticelli Painting Shakes Slumbering Art Market

Botticelli Painting Shakes Slumbering Art Market

At a time of recession in the art market, Sotheby's auctioned a portrait by Sandro Botticelli, one of the most prominent Italian Renaissance artists. The…

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Varieties Palestinians Replant Trees After Israel Uproots Thousands

Palestinians Replant Trees After Israel Uproots Thousands

Palestinians on Thursday replanted hundreds of trees in the occupied West Bank, a day after Israel's army uprooted thousands of trees in the area, saying they…

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Varieties ‘Oasis’ Turns Desert Landscape into Entertainment Site

‘Oasis’ Turns Desert Landscape into Entertainment Site

Abu Fahd al-Saudi, who is in his fifties, discusses the recreational activities he enjoyed when he was a young man, and the transformations that have taken…

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Varieties Egypt Retrieves 5,000 Artifacts from US

Egypt Retrieves 5,000 Artifacts from US

Egypt announced Wednesday that it had retrieved some 5,000 ancient items from the United States, after years of negotiations to return fraudulently acquired…

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Varieties Study: Spinosaurus' Behavior Was Similar to Heron

Study: Spinosaurus' Behavior Was Similar to Heron

New research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Maryland has reignited the debate around the behavior of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus…

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Varieties Scientists Lay Out the Golden Rules For Reforestation

Scientists Lay Out the Golden Rules For Reforestation

Scientists have set out 10 golden rules for reforestation which they say must be a top priority for all nations this decade. Tree planting is a brilliant…

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Varieties Aging is Shaped by Hopes and Concerns, New Study Finds

Aging is Shaped by Hopes and Concerns, New Study Finds

"How we think about who we're going to be in old age is very predictive of exactly how we will be," said Shelbie Turner, a doctoral student in Oregon State…

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Varieties Empty Seas: Oceanic Shark Populations Dropped 71% since 1970

Empty Seas: Oceanic Shark Populations Dropped 71% since 1970

When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he’s describing Jedis of the ocean. “They are terrific predators, fast swimmers and they…

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Varieties Hail Regional Museum...A Tour Through Time During 'Saudi Winter'

Hail Regional Museum...A Tour Through Time During 'Saudi Winter'

Hail Regional Museum has been garnering more attention since it was highlighted among the Saudi Winter’s list of private sector tourist sites. The museum,…

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Varieties Indonesian Volcano Unleashes River of Lava in New Eruption

Indonesian Volcano Unleashes River of Lava in New Eruption

Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down its slopes. It was…

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Varieties UK Reports Rise in Domestic Abuse during Pandemic

UK Reports Rise in Domestic Abuse during Pandemic

The UK has witnessed remarkable increase in the domestic abuse reports since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic. The National Society for the Prevention…

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Varieties India's Manipur to Develop War Tourism Site

India's Manipur to Develop War Tourism Site

Manipur is planning to develop war tourism in the state by preserving the historic Koirengei in Imphal, which is an old airfield in the northeast state. …

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Varieties Tourism in Thailand Drops to Lowest Level in 12 Years

Tourism in Thailand Drops to Lowest Level in 12 Years

Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand plunged to the lowest level in at least 12 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the travel and…

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Varieties Global Ice Loss Increases at Record Rate

Global Ice Loss Increases at Record Rate

A new study published on January 25 in the journal The Cryosphere, revealed that the rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up. The…

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