Earth’s days getting longer, slower: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's days are getting longer but you're not likely to notice any time soon -- it…
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Life
High-jumping robot could aid in earthquakes, building collapses
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- An agile jumping robot that was inspired by some of the animal…
8 years ago
Tourist numbers in Iceland on the up
An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland's dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing…
8 years ago
How artificial hearts work
Artificial hearts operate like a natural human heart. They are made of soft "biomaterials" intended to lessen the risk of…
8 years ago
Canada caribou and monarch butterfly “endangered”: experts
OTTAWO, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's caribou population has reached "all-time low" levels, particularly in the eastern Arctic, where the animal was…
8 years ago
Paradise lost: How toxic water destroyed Pakistan’s largest lake
by Caroline Nelly PERROT MANCHAR LAKE, Pakistan (AFP) -- For generations the Mohanna tribe have lived, loved, worked, and played on…
8 years ago
Carbon neutral city (videographics)
Welcome to Carbon Neutral City! This urban development -- with its own smart grid -- runs entirely on locally-produced, clean…
8 years ago
Buzz Aldrin recovering after polar evacuation, can’t go home
Retired US astronaut and the second man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, was recovering after his medical evacuation…
8 years ago
55 world heritage sites in danger
ABU DHABI, UAE (AFP) -- Fifty-five out of a total of 1,052 heritage sites around the world feature on the…
8 years ago
Virtual reality
Virtual reality employs technology to fully immerse users into a virtual world, cut off from reality. To experience virtual reality,…
8 years ago
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