Ants nurse wounded warriors back to health: study
by Mariette le Roux and Laurence Coustal Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- African Matabele ants dress the wounds…
8 years ago
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First monkeys cloned by process that made Dolly the sheep
by Etienne Lamy-Smith with Kerry Sheridan in Miami Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Scientists in China have created the…
8 years ago
Cancer blood test finds eight kinds of tumors: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A new blood test for cancer has shown promise toward detecting eight different kinds of…
8 years ago
Japan forecasting breakthrough could improve weather warnings
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A new project harnessing data from a Japanese satellite could improve weather forecasting and allow officials…
8 years ago
Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's surface will almost certainly not warm up four or…
8 years ago
Oh my stars! Stage set for ‘spectacular’ meteor show
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A thin, waning moon should allow for uninterrupted views Wednesday night of the annual Geminid shooting…
9 years ago
Climate change: can hummingbirds take the heat?
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Extreme heat sometimes forces hummingbirds to seek shade instead of…
9 years ago
Global warming outpacing current forecasts: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The UN's forecast for global warming is about 15 percent…
9 years ago
Scallops have 200 eyes, which function like a telescope: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function…
9 years ago
Engineers get the feeling for robotic fingers
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) -- All hands are on deck at this lab at the University of California San Diego,…
9 years ago
NASA launches next-generation weather satellite
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Santa Barbara County, California (AFP) -- NASA on Saturday launched a next-generation satellite into space designed to…
9 years ago
New planet could support life: ESO observatory
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A new extrasolar system planet can be added to a handful of fellow exoplanets which could…
9 years ago
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