As northern Arabia emerged from the bone-dry chill of the Last Glacial Maximum, people moved back into the desert’s interior – following the return of seasonal water.
On towering cliffs and open rock faces, they left something unforgettable:…

As northern Arabia emerged from the bone-dry chill of the Last Glacial Maximum, people moved back into the desert’s interior – following the return of seasonal water.
On towering cliffs and open rock faces, they left something unforgettable:…

The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS News, as tensions in the region continue to escalate.
US authorities have already seized two oil…

Specialist police armed with long-arm semiautomatic rifles will be deployed to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test in an escalation of security measures for the event.
Victoria Police said officers from the Critical Incident Response Team would patrol…


Yousef Aljamal
Writer and human rights worker
By KELLY MYERS
Los Alamos
This past summer, our community’s Free Palestine Summer Series brought diverse speakers to Los Alamos. One of the presenters was Dr. Yousef Aljamal, a writer, human…

A ribbon worm kept in a laboratory aquarium for decades has turned out to be the oldest known example of its kind. Its age, once overlooked, is now reshaping what…

The Israeli military said it shot dead a Palestinian “suspected of hurling a block” at soldiers on Saturday during an operation in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya.
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A new fossil fish suggests that the largest group of freshwater fish began in the sea, not in rivers. These fish include more than 10,000 species, from river giants to tiny aquarium favorites.
The key fossil is a tiny skeleton that was unearthed…