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Chilean scientists repurpose CO2 monitors to stop COVID spread indoors
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean researchers have repurposed a carbon dioxide detector model to warn of the risk of contracting COVID-19 in enclosed spaces. The prototype measures air po...
Jun 23, 2021
Italian hospital uses CT scan to unveil secrets of Egyptian mummy
BERGAMO, Italy (Reuters) - Ancient Egypt met modern medical technology when a mummy underwent a CT scan at an Italian hospital as part of a research project to discover its secrets. The mummy of Ankhe...
Jun 22, 2021
The final frontier: doing laundry in space
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Ever wondered how astronauts aboard the International Space Station do their laundry? Well, they don't, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is ...
Jun 22, 2021
Echoes of neurodegenerative disease in fatal COVID-19; sleep woes may add risk
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jun 21, 2021
UK launches plan to capitalise on science and technology breakthroughs
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would lead a new drive to capitalise on scientific and technological breakthroughs made in Britain with a programme to direct research into area...
Jun 20, 2021
Fish once labeled a ‘living fossil’ surprises scientists again
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The coelacanth - a wondrous fish that was thought to have gone extinct along with the dinosaurs 66 million years ago before unexpectedly being found alive and well in 1938 o...
Jun 18, 2021
China fossils show new species of extinct giant rhino that roamed Asia
BEIJING (Reuters) - Fossils found in northwest China's Gansu province indicate a new species of giant rhino that lived more than 26 million years ago, according to a paper published in the journal Com...
Jun 18, 2021
Major milestones in Chinese space exploration
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched a spacecraft on Thursday carrying three astronauts to the main module of the country's space station, its first crewed mission in nearly five years. China's first fu...
Jun 17, 2021
China launches crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 in historic mission
By Carlos Garcia and Shubing Wang JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) - China launched a spacecraft on Thursday carrying three astronauts to part of a space station still under construction for the longest stay ...
Jun 16, 2021
China says to launch crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 on June 17
JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) - China is expected to launch the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 a.m. Beijing time (0122 GMT) on Thursday, an official at the China Manned Space agency said on Wednesda...
Jun 15, 2021
