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Making a dent: Japan probe prepares to blast asteroid 04 Apr 2019 - 10:28 am
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on April 4, 2019, researchers and employees receive data in the control room in Sagamihara, which confirm
WhatsApp allows users to control who can add them to group chats 03 Apr 2019 - 10:25 pm
This file photo illustration taken on September 26, 2017 shows the Whatsapp application logo (C) on a smartphone screen in Beijing. AFP /Nicolas Asfouri
A tiny beetle is killing an urban forest and there's no solution 03 Apr 2019 - 10:25 pm
Many adult female polyphagous shot hole borers, shown by red arrows, can be seen in this cross section of an infested tree.  Photo: Akif Eskalen, University of California Riverside via plantheroes.org
Berlin-born polar bear cub named after football club Hertha 02 Apr 2019 - 01:13 pm
Polar bear cub Hertha plays with a ball after she was given her name on April 2, 2019 at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin. AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Regulators knew before crashes that 737 MAX trim control was confusing in some conditions: document 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
Visitors watch as a Boeing 737 Max lands after an air display during the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London on July 16, 2018. AFP/Ben Stansall
Huawei slammed by UK for jeopardizing national security 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
An employee stands next to the logo of Huawei in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China March 29, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Remote Cape with 'world's cleanest air' offers smog respite 31 Mar 2019 - 12:17 pm
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'Cow toilets' in Netherlands aim to cut e-moo-ssions 29 Mar 2019 - 08:36 pm
Cows graze in a field in Vlezenbeek near Brussels in this August 7, 2015 file photo. Reuters/Francois Lenoir
Blockchain potent force but 'no cure-all' for land rights 27 Mar 2019 - 11:05 pm
The Bitcoin logo is seen on a pillow on display at the Consensus 2018 blockchain technology conference in New York City, May 16, 2018. Reuters/Mike Segar
Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training 27 Mar 2019 - 09:00 pm
A Thai forensic police officer wearing a virtual reality headset before searching for victims in a simulated city in ruins at the police headquarters in Chon Buri province on February 26, 2019. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Three ‘Godfathers of Deep Learning’ selected for Turing Award 27 Mar 2019 - 01:23 pm
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Ugandan farmers test big-data solution to climate challenges 26 Mar 2019 - 08:09 pm
Esther Nakisige, a beneficiary of the MUIIS farmer information service, checks her phone at her home in Iganga District, Uganda, on February 14, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation
NASA cancels first all-women spacewalk due to lack of small spacesuits 26 Mar 2019 - 05:33 pm
The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Anne McClain of the U.S. smiles after donning space suits shortly before the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan December 3, 2018. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov
Apple pivot led by star-packed video service 26 Mar 2019 - 10:40 am
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event launching Apple tv+ at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. AFP / NOAH BERGER
Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in TV push 25 Mar 2019 - 12:29 pm
The logo of Apple company is seen outside an Apple store in Bordeaux, France, March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Apple's new AirPods with longer talk time, wireless charging 21 Mar 2019 - 09:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: Video screen image of Apple AirPods during a media event in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 7, 2016. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach
Tweet Impact: Los Angeles 'meteor' sets internet alight 21 Mar 2019 - 07:38 pm
A bright orange fireball that arced over Hollywood -- home of countless disaster movies -- sent people scrambling to capture the scene for social media -- even if it later turned out to be more fiction than fact.
Europe is changing Google for the better 20 Mar 2019 - 07:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers move a Google logo during the opening of the new Alphabet's Google Berlin office in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke