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Moon richer in water than once thought

by Juliette Collen and Kelly Macnamara PARIS, France (AFP) -- There may be far more water on the Moon than…

Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a…

Biggest North Pole mission back from ‘dying Arctic’

by Yannick PASQUET Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole returned…

Unique vine ‘greenhouses’ found by 91-year-old nature volunteer

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — An unusual vine discovered by a 91-year-old volunteer nature guide in…

Scientists detect mysterious ‘intermediate mass’ black hole

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of a black hole -- the oldest ever…

Musk shows off progress merging brains and machines

  by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk late Friday demonstrated progress made by his Neuralink startup…

Antarctica’s glacier-damming ice shelves at risk

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into…

Antarctica’s glacier-damming ice shelves at risk

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from…

Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: NASA

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the…

Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females in ‘harem’

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A species of frog from the Brazilian rainforest has become the first…

An irresistible scent makes locusts swarm, study finds

by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The coronavirus isn't the only plague making headlines this year -- locusts are…

‘Baby’ Milky Way discovered 12 bln light years away

by Laurence COUSTAL PARIS, France (AFP) -- A golden halo glinting 12 billion light years away is the farthest galaxy…

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