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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…

Huge solar plant aims for brighter Brazil energy production

PIRAPORA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has lagged far behind in the shift to solar power, but the biggest facility on the…

Real life ‘Iron man’ sets new record

(AFP) -- Richard Browning, founder and chief test pilot of Gravity Industries, has soared into the record books with the…

For online retailers like Ali Baba, robotics changes the face of modern logistics

SHANGHAI / SUQIAN, Jiangsu Province, China (Reuters) -- Bright red, grey and black, they are the robot postmen of the…

Daredevils fly into Guinness World Record books

ENGLAND, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A number of Guinness World Records fell across the world over the last week. British…

Striking Northern Light display over northern Finland

NORTH OF ROVANIEMI, Finland (Reuters) -- Multicolored lights lit up the night sky in striking aurora displays over Finland earlier…

Psychedelic color storm takes over Washington art space

by Olivia Hampton Agence France Presse WATCH, United States (AFP) -- It all began by accident. After hurting his wrist,…

Developing world says rich nations shirking on climate

 by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the…

Robot ANYmal takes the elevator

ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) ---Meet ANYmal. ANYmal is an autonomous quadrupedal robot designed to navigate industrial sites, with the eventual aim…

UN labor body cuts ties with tobacco industry

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Bowing to public pressure, the UN's labor body agreed Thursday to stop accepting funding from tobacco…

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