European salamander at risk of extinction: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Europe's already endangered salamander population faces extinction due to a new, virulent fungus that also poses…
7 years ago
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Facebook gives peek inside unit studying brain-to-text technology
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- At Facebook's annual developers conference on Wednesday (April 19), the company revealed a secretive unit…
7 years ago
Wind farm draws tourists and revenue to Rizal
(Reuters) -- Wind turbines are drawing in tourists, revenue and jobs to a small farming town in Rizal. Every year,…
7 years ago
Fashion icons light up NY’s Empire State Building
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York's famed Empire State Building lit up with sky-high iconic fashion photographs after…
7 years ago
Spectacular iceberg drifts off Canada shore
NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada (Reuters) -- Residents off the coast of the South Shore of Newfoundland, Canada have recently been treated to…
7 years ago
Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth
by Valerie DEKIMPE Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometers (3,280 feet) across streaked past…
7 years ago
Death by overwork: Japan’s 100-hour overtime cap sparks anger
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Workaholic Japan has unveiled its first-ever plan to limit overtime, but…
7 years ago
Mystery of mosquito flight solved
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- Scientists have solved the mystery of mosquito flight using super-high speed cameras and computer analysis…
7 years ago
Creativity, a dating boost for the “average-looking” male
By Valerie Dekimpe PARIS, France (AFP) -- In the ruthless world of dating, plain-looking men instinctively know that being funny, smart…
7 years ago
Big space rock to streak past Earth on Wednesday
PARIS, France (AFP) -- An asteroid stretching 650 meters (2,000 feet) across is on track to whoosh past Earth on…
7 years ago
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