Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
Russia to U.S.: Lift sanctions on space sector or we’ll exit space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's space agency on Monday suggested Moscow would withdraw from the International Space Station in 2025 unless Washington lifted sanctions on the space sector that ...
Jun 07, 2021
Scientists saving endangered salmon get help from gene-slicing tool
By Nathan Frandino ANTIOCH, California (Reuters) - A gene-editing tool that has led to new cancer therapies and a rapid test for COVID-19 is now helping scientists find endangered species of salmon in...
Jun 07, 2021
Jeff Bezos to fly to space on Blue Origin rocket
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos brother will fly to space next month on the first space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin, the billionaire said on Monday. "Ever since I was five ...
Jun 07, 2021
‘Reef stars’ promote new growth in Bali’s dying coral ecosystem
By Sultan Anshori and Nyimas Laula NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Using a snorkel and protective gloves, Pariama Hutasoit dives down into the clear waters off the Indonesian island of Bali to pull aw...
Jun 03, 2021
Jamming with the cicadas in New Jersey: a once in 17 years event
By Vanessa Johnston and Kevin Fogarty PRINCETON, New Jersey (Reuters) - For some in the U.S., the emergence of billions of red-eyed cicadas this spring after a 17-year slumber has been met with annoya...
Jun 03, 2021
Virgin Galactic to fly researcher to space for conducting experiments
(Reuters) - British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's spaceship company, Virgin Galactic Holdings, said on Thursday it will fly researcher Kellie Gerardi to space for testing new healthcare technologi...
Jun 03, 2021
Exclusive: COVID-19 far more widespread in Indonesia than official data show – studies
By Tom Allard JAKARTA (Reuters) - COVID-19 is many times more prevalent in Indonesia than shown by official figures in the world's fourth most populous country, authors of two new studies told Reuters...
Jun 03, 2021
Electric-van startups race for a ‘golden ticket’ order
By Nick Carey and Lisa Baertlein LONDON (Reuters) - The future of a bevy of commercial electric van startups seeking investor capital through blank-check IPOs rests largely in the hands of a small gro...
Jun 03, 2021
NASA plans two new missions to Venus, its first in decades
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA on Wednesday announced plans to launch two new scientific missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 - its first in decades - to study the atmosphere and geologic history of ...
Jun 02, 2021
Virus does not threaten U.S. blood supply; high vitamin D levels do not protect against COVID-19
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 02, 2021
