An outbreak of bird flu has been detected in a duck farm in France's Landes region, the heart of foie gras production, local officials said Sunday.
Veterinary medicine
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Scientists have discovered the world's first true millipede, a study said Thursday, describing a long, thin and segmented creature with a whopping 1,306 legs—more than any other animal ever.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2021
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A NASA spacecraft has officially "touched" the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2021
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French researchers have observed non-human primates developing social conventions to work together to obtain a reward, in an experiment set up with a group of baboons.
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2021
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Recycling in Morocco may be in its infancy, but the North African kingdom is making steady progress, helped by a Swiss firm that specialises in processing organic waste.
Environment
Dec 19, 2021
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"When I see plastic, I see money," says Tarek Masmoudi, owner of one of the few recycling companies in Tunisia, where a waste crisis is threatening widespread social unrest.
Environment
Dec 19, 2021
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After a decade-long hiatus, Russia is relaunching an ambitious bid for dominion over the world's budding space tourism industry, jostling with zealous billionaires, the United States, and rising China.
Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2021
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