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Not all 'A's: Unconventional paths that led to Nobels
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.
Swiss glaciers melted sharply after light snowfall and heatwave
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2025
» OBERGOMS — Switzerland's glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on record, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Wednesday.
Future Chinese moon missions to have more foreign content
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/10/2023
» China's upcoming Chang'e-8 moon mission will offer an unprecendented amount of space for equipment for other countries.
Climate change made 2022 drought 'at least 20 times likelier'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» PARIS: Human-caused climate change made this summer's drought across the Northern Hemisphere at least 20 times more likely, according to a rapid analysis released Wednesday that warns such extreme dry periods will become increasingly common with global heating.
Record-shattering heatwaves caused by pace of warming: study
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» PARIS - Heatwaves that obliterate temperature records as in western Canada last month and Siberia last year are caused by the rapid pace, rather than the amount, of global warming, researchers said Monday.
Cambodia calls in army to speed up shots
Reuters, Published on 01/05/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s army began a drive on Saturday to vaccinate nearly half a million people in the parts of Phnom Penh worst-hit by Covid-19, as the country looks to step up the pace of inoculations.
Record-low snow accumulation on biggest Alpine glacier: study
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» GENEVA - Swiss glaciers have continued to shrink at an alarming rate this year, while snow accumulation on the largest glacier in the Alps reached a record low, a study showed Friday.
Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change
AFP, Published on 16/07/2020
» PARIS - A heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said.
African grey parrots get by with a little help from friends
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Acting selflessly to help others in need was long thought to be a trait confined to mammals, in particular humans and some great ape species like bonobos and orangutans.
Selfless African grey parrots get by with a little help from friends
AFP, Published on 09/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Acting selflessly to help others in need was long thought to be a trait confined to mammals, in particular humans and great apes.