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US firm brought back extinct dire wolves
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively -- they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring project to resuscitate an extinct species.
Many decrees, little change in Italian PM Meloni's first year
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» ROME - From bank profits to migrants, Giorgia Meloni's Italian government has been active on numerous fronts in its first year in office, but many measures seem more designed for show than lasting change.
To find out how wildlife is doing, scientists try listening
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BANGKOK - A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone. Their symphony is the sound of a forest, and is monitored by scientists to gauge biodiversity.
China rehabilitation scheme makes morticians of murderers
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» SHENYANG (CHINA) - Once jailed for murder, Cao Yongsheng now makes a living caring for the dead, benefitting from a bold rehabilitation scheme that's giving some of China's most serious criminals a second life as funeral workers.
Singer Grimes says AI can use her voice for songs
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Canadian singer Grimes put the word out Monday that she is fine with her voice being used for AI-generated songs, as long as she gets half the royalties.
'Revolutionary': Scientists create mice with two fathers
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» PARIS - Scientists have created eggs using the cells of male mice for the first time, leading to the birth of seven mice with two fathers, according to research Wednesday hailed as "revolutionary".
Cuba votes to legalise same-sex marriage, surrogacy
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» HAVANA: Cubans voted to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption as well as surrogate pregnancies in a referendum over the weekend, the communist country's electoral officials said Monday.
Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation.
Last nine years all among 10 hottest-ever: US agency
AFP, Published on 14/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The nine years spanning 2013-2021 all rank among the 10 hottest on record, according to an annual report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published Thursday, the latest data underscoring the global climate crisis.
Clone your camel: beauty pageants, races spur high demand
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» DUBAI: Cloning is in high demand in the competitive world of camel beauty pageants, leaving scientists at a Dubai clinic working round the clock to produce carbon-copy beasts.