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A Texas startup called Colossal Biosciences made a big splash this week by releasing footage of canines they say are dire wolves, a species that vanished more than 12,000 years ago

World

US firm says it brought back extinct dire wolves

They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively — they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring...

AFPApril 10, 2025

Many researchers are worried about the future of academic freedom in the United States

World

‘Major brain drain’: Researchers eye exit from Trump’s America

In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the...

AFPApril 7, 2025

The last attempted launch of Europe's new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket was called off minutes before blast off on Monday

Tech & Science

European rocket aims for first commercial launch after delays

The launch is now scheduled to blast off from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 1:24 pm (1624 GMT) on Thursday.

AFPMarch 6, 2025

The extent and nature of insect losses have been hard to quantify

Tech & Science

Canada AI project hopes to help reverse mass insect extinction

Researchers in Canada are using artificial intelligence to monitor the ongoing mass extinction of insects.

AFPNovember 21, 2024

The buyer has pledged to donate the apatosaurus nicknamed Vulcan to a museum

World

Dinosaur skeleton fetches 6 million euros in Paris sale

The skeleton of a 22-metre-long dinosaur (70 feet) fetched six million euros ($6.4 million).

AFPNovember 16, 2024

Does Europa contain the ingredients that would allow life to be present?

Tech & Science

Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life?

AFPOctober 14, 2024

With at least 230 people killed, Helene is the second deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States in more than half a century

World

A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene’s devastation firsthand

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home. But when Hurricane Helene hit the American climate scientist’s hometown...

AFPOctober 9, 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to his official residence in Ottawa, Canada, September 25, 2024

World

Macron meets Trudeau in Canada as both face political setbacks

French President Emmanuel Macron, fresh from his own political struggles back home, meets Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday in the wake of the...

AFPSeptember 26, 2024