Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon -- China's…
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Too little sleep in middle age linked to raised dementia risk
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Sleeping six hours or less per night in your 50s and 60s is associated with an…
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A ‘starter kit’ for supermassive black holes?
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists have reported the discovery of a rare, medium-sized black hole that may…
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Large asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21: NASA
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within some 1.25 million…
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‘Got to work on that landing’: SpaceX rocket in fiery crash, again
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to Mars…
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Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat
by Adrien MAROTTE ZADIE CAVE, Gabon (AFP) -- The scene looks like something out of a science fiction movie, or…
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Jupiter and Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance
by Juliette COLLEN PARIS, France (AFP) -- The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, came within planetary kissing…
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Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat
by Adrien MAROTTE Agence France-Presse ZADIE CAVES, Gabon (AFP) — The scene looks like something out of a science fiction…
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China to open giant telescope to international scientists
by Ludovic EHRET PINGTANG, China (AFP) -- Nestled among the mountains in southwest China, the world's largest radio telescope signals…
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AI program DeepMind, untangles one of biology’s great challenges
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — For decades scientists have been trying to figure out how to…
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Laser-guided lightning may help prevent wildfires
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Small, portable laser pointers could be used to guide lightning strikes, with a study suggesting the…
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Biden vows immediate, science-based action on virus
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President-elect Joe Biden vowed Saturday immediate action to contain the United States' coronavirus crisis,…
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