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New Zealand rugby champion Ruby Tui is bringing her Olympic gold medal experience to London's Trailfinders Women ahead of the new season. The 34-year-old superstar joins a club that reached last season's finals.
Miners in Burma discovered a massive 11,000-carat ruby that experts say could be more valuable than the largest ruby ever found. The 4.8-pound gemstone's exceptional quality makes it a rare treasure in a country that produces 90% of the world's rubies.
NASA's Perseverance rover just discovered tiny grains of corundum (the mineral that forms rubies and sapphires) on Mars for the first time ever. Scientists think ancient meteorite impacts created these precious gemstones under intense heat and pressure.
NASA's Perseverance rover discovered corundum, the mineral that forms rubies and sapphires, on Mars for the first time. Scientists think a massive asteroid impact billions of years ago may have created the perfect conditions to form these precious gemstones.
Rising surfing champion Ruby Berry is conquering massive waves off Western Australia's wild coastline, inspiring her small coastal town while chasing her dream of becoming a world champion. The teen prodigy learned to surf by watching her dad tackle the ocean's biggest challenges.
Welsh gymnast Ruby Evans went from tears of disappointment to making history in just 48 hours. The 19-year-old became Wales' first gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games after a devastating sixth-place finish days earlier.
A striking new citrus fruit with a deep ruby interior is making its South African debut, bringing award-winning flavor and nutrition to shoppers. The Onix orange won international taste and innovation awards before arriving at Checkers supermarkets this season.
Ruby Tui's scratched and dented 2016 Olympic silver medal became her greatest teacher. The New Zealand rugby sevens champion let hundreds of schoolchildren hold it, and every drop and ding reminded her that falling down matters less than getting back up.
NASA's Mars rovers discovered minerals that form Earth's precious gems scattered across the Red Planet's surface. Scientists say these tiny crystals could unlock secrets about Mars's ancient past and whether it ever hosted life.
A middle school's Girl Strong Club rallied their community to help cover physical therapy costs for 5-year-old Ruby Martin. Students wore green for cerebral palsy awareness and raised nearly $500 in donations.
A young girl scanning a beach during lockdown discovered fossils from a 202-million-year-old marine reptile as long as a blue whale. Ruby Reynolds is now a co-author on the scientific study naming the new species.
A Canadian builder created a towable tiny house that solves the biggest challenge for families going small: space. The Ruby packs two full bedrooms, a bathtub, and room for six people into just 380 square feet.
Ruby Fries, a Beechwood High School senior with a 4.4 GPA, earned the Jordan G. McFaull Scholarship, which honors a beloved alumnus who died from type 1 diabetes complications. Her essay promised to lead with compassion and create lasting change in her community.
A TUI Airlines passenger turned heads when he accepted a joking offer to help flight attendants collect garbage, donning gloves and an apron mid-flight. His girlfriend captured the hilarious moment that has the internet smiling.
A new forest project in Zanzibar is protecting the endangered Red Colobus monkey while creating jobs for 13 local communities. The TUI Care Foundation is planting 67,000 more native trees this year, bringing their total to over 130,000. #
Ruby Thomas became the last finisher of the 2026 Boston Marathon, crossing the line at 8:30 p.m. while honoring her daughter who passed away two years ago. The Dorchester native's powerful journey inspired dozens of strangers to cheer her on, even as crews dismantled the finish line around her.
South African farmers are transforming grapefruit's image from bitter breakfast staple to trendy superfruit, and it's working. After a breakout 2025 season in Germany, they're expanding to France and the Netherlands with sweet ruby grapefruits targeting young consumers.
England's women's rugby team hasn't lost in 38 consecutive matches, winning their eighth straight championship title despite missing 12 key players. The historic streak shows what happens when women's sports receive equal investment and support.
New Zealand's Black Ferns received equal media coverage at the 2025 Rugby World Cup compared to their home tournament, proving distance doesn't diminish support. The unexpected findings challenge viral criticism that women's rugby was being ignored.
A red-tailed hawk near death from starvation received a life-saving blood transfusion from another hawk at the University of Illinois. The emaciated bird is now strong enough to prepare for release back into the wild.
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