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Morocco fossils shed light on our African roots
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» PARIS - Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study Wednesday.
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» SYDNEY — High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.
US government shutdown may last weeks, analysts warn
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The bitter tribalism that drove the United States into a government shutdown is putting compromise out of reach, analysts say -- and threatening to turn a staring contest between the Democrats and Donald Trump's Republicans into a protracted crisis.
WHO: No autism links to Tylenol, vaccines
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» GENEVA - Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, following comments from the US president and his administration to the contrary.
Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» N'DJAMENA — A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara".
Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream blasts
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» BERLIN - A Ukrainian suspect has been arrested in Italy over the sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe in 2022, German prosecutors said Thursday.
New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PHNOM PROEK (CAMBODIA) - A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.
Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» LASTOURVILLE, Gabon - In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa.
Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
'Fairytale' Neuschwanstein castle becomes UNESCO heritage site
AFP, Published on 13/07/2025
» BERLIN - The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday.