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Study Reveals Why Cats Meow More Around Humans

Varieties The findings confirm that meowing is not simply an involuntary expression of emotion, but can be an audience-directed form of communication. (Getty Images)

Study Reveals Why Cats Meow More Around Humans

Domestic cats meow differently depending on whether their human caretakers are present in the room or not, scientists confirm in a new study published by The…

Varieties  Ziad Tabarra, right, holds falafel sandwiches made with finely ground fava beans at his family's shop in Beirut's Hamra district, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP)

This Beirut Family Has Sold Falafel for 100 Years, Through War and Crisis. It Has No Plan to Stop

For more than a century, the Tabbara family has been serving up falafel to Beirut’s residents. Their business, which predates Lebanon’s founding, has…

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 Queen Elizabeth Sees New Portrait Unveiled at Britain's Foreign Office

Queen Elizabeth Sees New Portrait Unveiled at Britain's Foreign Office

Britain’s Foreign Office has unveiled a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth by the artist Miriam Escofet, which the queen viewed online on Friday during a meeting…

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Varieties Man Accused of Smuggling Ancient Mosaic From Syria to US

Man Accused of Smuggling Ancient Mosaic From Syria to US

A Southern California man has been charged with smuggling an ancient mosaic that authorities believe was looted from war-torn Syria and falsely underestimating…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Establishes Theater and Performing Arts Board

Saudi Arabia Establishes Theater and Performing Arts Board

The Saudi Ministry of Culture announced on Saturday the establishment of the board for Theater and Performing Arts Authority. It will be headed by Minister…

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Varieties British Royals Share Anguish Over Indian Rhino Park's Floods

British Royals Share Anguish Over Indian Rhino Park's Floods

More than 100 animals, including 10 one-horn rhinoceroses, have died due to massive flooding at the famed Kaziranga game reserve in northeastern India,…

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Varieties Harry and Meghan Book Lifts Lid on Family Split

Harry and Meghan Book Lifts Lid on Family Split

Prince Harry and wife Meghan blamed "viper" courtiers for widening their rift with the royal family, according to extracts from a new book published in The…

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Varieties Unseen Work by Picasso Found Hidden Beneath Famous Tableau

Unseen Work by Picasso Found Hidden Beneath Famous Tableau

Experts have found an unseen sketch by Pablo Picasso hidden beneath one of his most famous pieces of work called "Still Life". The secret was uncovered…

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Varieties Bat's Outstanding Genome Helps It Survive Deadly Viruses

Bat's Outstanding Genome Helps It Survive Deadly Viruses

Bats have many superpowers such as the ability to fly, to use sound to move effortlessly in complete darkness, and to tolerate and survive potentially deadly…

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Varieties Scientists Rush to Explore Blue Hole in Ocean

Scientists Rush to Explore Blue Hole in Ocean

Scientists are flocking to Florida's Gulf Coast to explore a mystery 130-meter deep "blue hole" at the bottom of the ocean. The huge narrow hole has fascinated…

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Varieties Swedish Ambassador to North Korea Practices Yoga on Streets

Swedish Ambassador to North Korea Practices Yoga on Streets

Barefoot and blonde, Swedish Ambassador Joachim Bergstrom makes an unlikely sight in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, as he practices yoga poses near some of…

Varieties Galleries Shut by COVID-19, Brazil Has a Drive-Thru Art Show

Galleries Shut by COVID-19, Brazil Has a Drive-Thru Art Show

With galleries and museums shuttered for the coronavirus pandemic, a Brazilian art gallery owner decided to adapt the culture of drive-in movies to the visual…

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Varieties Well-Preserved Mammoth Skeleton Found in Siberian Lake

Well-Preserved Mammoth Skeleton Found in Siberian Lake

Russian scientists are working to retrieve the well-preserved skeleton of a woolly mammoth, which has some ligaments still attached to it, from a lake in…

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Varieties KAUST Trains Saudi Women in Cybersecurity

KAUST Trains Saudi Women in Cybersecurity

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced that it will provide cyber-security training to Saudi female graduates in partnership…

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Varieties Kenyan Recycling Firm Mixes Kitchen Waste to Boost Urban Farming

Kenyan Recycling Firm Mixes Kitchen Waste to Boost Urban Farming

Kenyan urban farmer Francis Wachira credits a soil recycling company with keeping him afloat financially during the coronavirus crisis: it helped him to start…

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Varieties The New Must-Have Museum Souvenir: Face Masks

The New Must-Have Museum Souvenir: Face Masks

On Monday lunchtime, a steady trickle of people wandered into the gift shop of the National Gallery in the British capital, browsing souvenirs to mark their…

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Varieties Russian, Emirati Scientists to Use Cloud Warming in Rainmaking

Russian, Emirati Scientists to Use Cloud Warming in Rainmaking

As global temperatures continue to rise, and desertification and drought expand in many regions around the world, the scientific efforts to find new methods…

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Varieties Turkey Names 3 Imams for Hagia Sophia

Turkey Names 3 Imams for Hagia Sophia

Turkey on Thursday appointed three imams for Hagia Sophia, one of them a professor of religious studies, as the nation prepares for the first Muslim prayers in…

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Varieties New Literary Prize Is $50,000 Honor for Best New York Story

New Literary Prize Is $50,000 Honor for Best New York Story

A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honor those best at telling a New York story. The Gotham Literary Prize, announced Thursday, came out of…

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Varieties Restoration of Fire-Hit Nantes Cathedral to Take at Least 3 Years

Restoration of Fire-Hit Nantes Cathedral to Take at Least 3 Years

Restoration of the 15th century cathedral in the French city of Nantes that was hit by fire last week will take at least 3 years, chief architect Pascal Prunet…

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Varieties Mexican Cave Artifacts Show Earlier Arrival of Humans in North America

Mexican Cave Artifacts Show Earlier Arrival of Humans in North America

Stone tools unearthed in a cave in central Mexico and other evidence from 42 far-flung archeological sites indicate people arrived in North America - a…

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Varieties Chinese Giant Panda Gives Birth in South Korean Zoo

Chinese Giant Panda Gives Birth in South Korean Zoo

A Chinese giant panda at South Korea’s Everland amusement park has given birth to a cub, the zoo said on Wednesday, the first baby panda born in the country…

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Varieties Jazan: A Diversity of Terrains and Climates Reflects its Authenticity, Beauty

Jazan: A Diversity of Terrains and Climates Reflects its Authenticity, Beauty

The Jazan area is distinguished from other Saudi areas by its cultural and geographic diversity. Every city or governorate in it has a certain accent and…

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Varieties Massive Basalt Rocks Discovered in Occupied Golan Heights

Massive Basalt Rocks Discovered in Occupied Golan Heights

A new insight into an enigmatic culture that thrived thousands of years ago has been discovered recently by chance in the occupied Golan Heights. The…

Varieties Astronauts Squeeze in Last Spacewalk before SpaceX Departure

Astronauts Squeeze in Last Spacewalk before SpaceX Departure

Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. NASA’s Bob Behnken…

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Varieties Apple to Remove Carbon From Supply Chain, Products by 2030

Apple to Remove Carbon From Supply Chain, Products by 2030

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it plans to remove carbon emissions from its entire business, including its products and sprawling supply chain, over the next decade…

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