Sci-Tech

China launches final satellite to complete rival to GPS

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the…

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the…

Case cracked: mystery Antarctica fossil is massive prehistoric egg

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Scientists had nicknamed it "The Thing" -- a mysterious football-sized fossil…

Robots: allies during virus crisis, enemies later?

by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots…

Scooters, e-bikes gain traction as virus lockdowns ease

by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Electric bikes and scooters, dismissed before the pandemic as a curiosity or…

Germany eyes ‘world number one’ spot in green hydrogen

by Tom BARFIELD Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday said it aimed to become the world's "number…

First Arab mission to Mars designed to inspire youth

by Dana Moukhallati Agence France-Presse DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The first Arab space mission to Mars, armed with…

From space, Russian cosmonauts fight chess grandmaster to a draw

https://youtu.be/uV5AhzVpHaE MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station played chess against an Earth-bound grandmaster on…

Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers --…

Weak demand pushing oil, gas toward ‘terminal decline’: report

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could…

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