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A poet on Abdullah Al Tai and Abu Muslim Al Bahlani

Awad Al LuwaihiOnly a few years separated the birth of the poet Abdullah al Tai in 1924 from the death of the poet Abu Muslem al Bahlani in 1920. Yet from the earliest stages of Al Tai’s engagement with Omani literary...

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Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs

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Superflares Erupt From Stars Like Our Sun Once Every 100 Years

An artists impression of a superflare on a sun-like star as seen in white light. (Alexey Chizhik via The New York Times)

Bahla Souq remains as great destination for a day trip

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Mahleya: A Hub of Cultural Exchange in the Late Iron Age

Mahleya: A Hub of Cultural Exchange in the Late Iron Age

The Raptors of Oman: Guardians of the Sky

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This Brazilian Velvet Ant Is So Dark That It’s Ultrablack

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Pimp my carriage: How to ride in style like Austria's famed emperor Franz Joseph

Pimp my carriage: How to ride in style like Austria's famed emperor Franz Joseph

Medici secret passageway in Florence reopens after refit

The Church of Santa Felicita is seen from the balcony used by the noble Medici family, who used the Vasari Corridor, a Renaissance-era passageway built by Giorgio Vasari, to gain private access to the Florentine church, Italy, December 19, 2024.

India's architecture fans guard Mumbai's Art Deco past

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Giant Redheaded Centipedes Are Venom Mixologists

An undated image from Schendel et al., Nature Ecology and Evolution 2024 of Scolopendra morsitans, or the redheaded centipede. (Schendel et al., Nature Ecology and Evolution 2024 via The New York Times)

‘Meeting with the past’, Greek family keeps ancient instruments alive

A footprint hypothesized to have been created by a Homo erectus individual. (Kevin G. Hatala via The New York Times)

A Memorable Night Enchanted by Russian Folk Music

A Memorable Night Enchanted by Russian Folk Music

Vast Oceans of Water May Be Hiding Within Uranus and Neptune

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'Eyelash viper', leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong

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The Statue of an Emperor That Lost Its Head Is Getting It Back

An undated image via the Manhattan District AttorneyÕs Office of a headless statue on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before it determined to be looted and returned to Turkey in 2023. (via Manhattan District AttorneyÕs Office via The New York
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