Life

Space freighter burns up after launch to to ISS: Russia

by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- An unmanned cargo ship travelling to the International Space Station burned up in…

How dangerous is AIDS?

One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported…

Japan culling 230,000 more birds over avian flu

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has mobilized its military to help with a second mass cull of 230,000 chickens amid…

S.Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - by Philippe ALFROY South Africa on Wednesday begins a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine…

Dog at German zoo helps rear tiger cub twins abandoned by their mother

STUCKENBROCK, Germany (Reuters) --A dog at a German zoo is helping to rear Bengal tiger cub twins which were abandoned…

Iconic work and collection of photographer Neil Leifer goes under the hammer

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) -- The iconic works of legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer and his collection of other people's…

Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

TOWNSVILLE, Australia (Reuters) -- Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch…

Poor diet sees scurvy reappear in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Scurvy, a disease historically associated with old-world sailors on long voyages, is making a surprise comeback…

Spark of genius?

SEATTLE, USA (Reuters) -- A group of students and graduates from Seattle's University of Washington have developed a device that…

Miniature monkeys reunited after Australia zoo theft

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Two men were charged Monday with stealing rare pygmy marmosets from an Australian wildlife park as…

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