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Savannah chimps offer new clues to human origins

BECCA MILFELDA shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.The rare chimpanzees...

A West African chimpanzees looks around on the Fongoli home range in the Kedougou region, on December 9, 2025. The group of rare chimpanzees, who dwell in the bush of hot, southeast Senegal instead of the forest, are living on the extreme edge of what is possible for their species.

Savannah chimps offer new clues to human origins

A West African chimpanzees looks around on the Fongoli home range in the Kedougou region, on December 9, 2025. The group of rare chimpanzees, who dwell in the bush of hot, southeast Senegal instead of the forest, are living on the extreme edge of what is possible for their species.

Orcas along Oman’s coast: A surprise from the deep

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AI travel tools are everywhere. Are they any good?

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Ideas in action for impact

Participants from the Jadeer programme, launched by DotNext

The worst foods and drinks for your teeth

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World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers

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Autistic Barbie doll launch welcomed as 'milestone' in representation

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A small room in Rustaq becomes an archive of Omani life

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Elvis Presley-themed train departs for Australian tribute festival

Elvis fans wait to board the Elvis Express from Sydney's Central Station, heading to the country town of Parkes for the annual Parkes Elvis Festival, in Sydney, Australia. -Reuters

Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

The heat that accumulated in the oceans last year increased by approximately 23 zettajoules — an amount equivalent to nearly four decades of global primary energy consumption.

The blooming interest in ear seeds

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Drawing beyond limits

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Thousands attend annual minstrelparade in Cape Town

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade, in Cape Town, South Africa. — Reuters

Béla Tarr, iconic Hungarian filmmaker who directed ‘Damnation’ and ‘Sátántangó,’ dies at 70

Tarr was best known for the best known for the movie "Satantango" (1994), a seven-hour epic about the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe

China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free

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