Hand-made tale: Indian amputee’s new lower limbs adapt to her body
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't…
6 years ago
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Earth captures new ‘mini moon’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Earth has acquired a second "mini-moon" about the size of a car, according to astronomers…
6 years ago
Katherine Johnson, black NASA mathematician, dies at 101
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Katherine Johnson, a ground-breaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie "Hidden…
6 years ago
Trembling Mars gives up more seismic secrets
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mars is a constantly tremoring "living" body, researchers said Monday as they unveiled measurements of…
6 years ago
Stardust or star bust? Betelgeuse’s dimming light puzzles astronomers
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Astronomers have managed to take pictures of Betelgeuse showing that the star, one of the brightest…
6 years ago
Jellyfish hurl venom ‘grenades’ to snare prey
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A species of jellyfish hunts its prey by hurling venom grenades to create "stinging water", researchers…
6 years ago
Permafrost collapse is speeding climate change: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Permafrost in Canada, Alaska, and Siberia is abruptly crumbling in ways that could…
6 years ago
Turn back time: how quitting smoking reverses lung cell damage
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Smokers can effectively turn back time in their lungs by kicking the habit,…
6 years ago
Europe marks 40th anniversary of first Ariane rocket launch
by Juliette Collen PARIS, France (AFP) -- The first Ariane space rocket lifted off over the forests of French…
7 years ago
Greenland ice loss faster than expected
by Bryan McManus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The melting of Greenland's massive ice sheet is happening much faster…
7 years ago
Scientists spot black hole so huge it ‘shouldn’t even exist’ in our galaxy
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Astronomers have discovered a black hole in the Milky Way so huge that it challenges existing…
7 years ago
‘Kawaii!’ Olympic robot mascots thrill Tokyo students
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Robot versions of Japan's Olympic and Paralympic mascots thrilled hundreds of school children in Tokyo…
7 years ago
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