Australia unveils starfish-killing robot to protect Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A robot submarine able to hunt and kill the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish devastating the Great Barrier…
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Sci-Tech
Apple expected to unveil new iPhones at September 12 event
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - Apple on Thursday sent out invitations to a September 12 event at which it…
6 years ago
Space station reports ‘leak’, crew not in danger
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The International Space Station crew on Thursday was repairing a small "leak" most likely caused by a…
6 years ago
Robot teachers invade Chinese kindergartens
by Elizabeth Law and Danni Zhu Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Chinese kindergarten children giggled as they…
6 years ago
Facebook rolls out video service worldwide
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out globally its Watch video service, which has already been…
6 years ago
For first time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- For the first time in five decades, a NASA astronaut candidate has resigned from training,…
6 years ago
YouTube bout earns millions as boxing keeps distance
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)--A boxing bout between YouTube celebrities Logan Paul and KSI has appalled aficionados of the…
6 years ago
Hair-raising! Japan bullet train staff made to sit by tracks
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese rail company has defended a safety exercise that requires employees to sit beside tracks…
6 years ago
Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov unveils ‘electric supercar’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian arms maker Kalashnikov on Thursday presented its new electric car inspired by a rare 1970s…
6 years ago
Eye exam may predict Alzheimer’s
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- Advances in eye exam technology could one day help doctors…
6 years ago
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