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Dissident author warns Russians in Europe to be on guard
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» FRANKFURT - Russian author Sergei Lebedev's novel "Untraceable", about an undetectable toxin used to target Kremlin critics, was released a few years ago but has taken on added resonance as alleged poisonings have multiplied.
Science confirms: to light up the dance floor, turn up the bass
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - Electronic music lovers know the drill: as soon as the DJ turns up the bass, the crowd goes wild and dances with heightened enthusiasm. But to what extent is this a conscious reaction?
Four decades of AIDS
AFP, Published on 05/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - Forty years ago this month the first men began dying of a mysterious disease in California that would later be identified as AIDS.
DNA might replace barcodes to tag art, voter ballots: study
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» PARIS - Easy-to-remove barcodes and QR codes used to tag everything from T-shirts to car engines may soon be replaced by a tagging system based on DNA and invisible to the naked eye, scientists said Thursday.
Study finds massive errors in facial recognition tech
AFP, Published on 20/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facial recognition systems can produce wildly inaccurate results, especially for non-whites, according to a US government study released Thursday that is likely to raise fresh doubts on deployment of the artificial intelligence technology.
Water found in atmosphere of habitable exoplanet
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PARIS: Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists announced on Wednesday.
Water discovered for first time in atmosphere of habitable exoplanet
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PARIS: Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed Wednesday.
'London patient': second case ever of HIV remission
AFP, Published on 05/03/2019
» PARIS - A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely cured, researchers were set to announce at a medical conference Tuesday.
Texan behind 3D-printed guns vows legal fight as White House endorses court ruling
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» CHICAGO - A US gun rights advocate began gearing up for a legal fight Wednesday to be able to publish online blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, as the White House signaled support for a federal judge's decision to block the venture.
Texan behind 3D-printed gun designs vows to fight US court ban
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - A US gun rights advocate is vowing to take his fight to publish online blueprints for 3D-printed firearms to the Supreme Court if necessary, after a federal judge temporarily blocked the controversial venture.