Dimming Sun’s rays to cool planet will affect storms too: study
by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Injecting billions of reflective particles into the stratosphere could help cool an overheating…
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China maintains reign over world supercomputer rankings: survey
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China now has more high-performance supercomputers than ever before, again besting the United States in global…
9 years ago
Nature’s nastiest beasts on show in London
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- From a hairy-legged Goliath spider to a 2.5-foot (0.7-meter) Komodo dragon, a fear-inducing exhibition opens…
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Hunting Africa’s Einstein with a science lab on wheels
by Aminu Abubakar Agence France Presse MUDURU, Nigeria (AFP) -- A dozen other students look on as Umar Amadu uses…
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Stephen Hawking, other scientists share research at 2017 Tencent WE Summit
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and other scientists offered a surreal glimpse into the future as they…
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WATCH: Newly discovered orangutan species is most endangered great ape: study
https://youtu.be/66jNt5KLWqI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A new species of orangutan has been discovered in the remote jungles of Indonesia, immediately…
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Dog star: Scientist recalls training Laika for space
by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - "I asked her to forgive us and I even…
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The Noah’s Ark of animals sent in to space
by Janet MCEVOY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Three and a half years before Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin…
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Mice, fish and flies: the animals still being sent into space
by Pascale MOLLARD-CHENEBENOIT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Sixty years after Laika the dog became the first living…
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Monster planet found orbiting dwarf star: ‘surprised’ astronomers
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A "monster" planet, which should in theory not exist, has been discovered orbiting a faint dwarf…
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In desert of Oman, a gateway to life on Mars
by Alison Tahmizian Meuse Agence France-Presse DHOFAR, Oman (AFP) -- In sunglasses and jumpsuits, a crew of European test astronauts…
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First joint France-China satellite to study ocean storms and cyclones
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- France and China's space agencies unveiled their first joint satellite in Beijing Friday, which will be…
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