SpaceX chief Elon Musk unveiled on Tuesday ambitious plans to establish a Mars colony by sending 100 humans at a time on massive spacecraft, possibly costing as low as $100,000 per person. A brief history of Mars exploration in videographics.
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Football referees play a vital role in the beautiful game, although their decisions can leave them unpopular with both players and spectators.
In Spain, the formation of a left wing coalition is coming up against a proposal put forward by the radicals to organise a referendum on independence for Catalonia. In Spain, France and Denmark, Europe is home to several independence movements.
Carbon monoxide is sometimes referred to as a “silent killer”. Difficult to detect without an alarm, this colourless and odourless gas is both toxic and asphyxiating. In extreme cases it can kill within minutes.
Videographic illustrating the flag of the United Kingdom in the wake of the British referendum to leave the European Union.
Biologists say they have devised a new weapon against malaria by genetically engineering mosquitoes to produce mostly male offspring, with the hope of eventually wiping out the vectors of the killer disease.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has dominated politics for over a decade, present himself as the man leading Turkey’s transformation into a modern country with a European standard of living and infrastructure. Last year he inaugurated the Marmaray tunnel, which for […]
Lightning is a huge spark of electricity. It strikes when an electric current is able to travel through what would normally be an insulating material, in this case the air.
Brazilians head to the polls Sunday for general elections that will determine who fills almost all of the highest executive and legislative public offices in Latin America’s biggest country of 142.8 million voters.
Videographic explaining hamstring injuries, a common problem for footballers. Part of an AFP series of videographics for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Videographic explaining various types of knee injuries, one of the most common football injuries. Portuguese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo managed to play against Germany on Monday despite suffering from knee problems recently.
Videographic explaining ankle sprains, one of the most common football injuries. Part of a series of videographics for the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil which begins next month.
Eye-tracking data can reveal a wealth of information about what interests us and attracts our attention — from where we look, to what we block out and how our pupils respond to visual stimuli.