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Physical inactivity tied to higher COVID-19 risk; new trial attempts to reinfect virus survivors
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 ...
Apr 19, 2021
A rediscovered forgotten species brews promise for coffee’s future
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In dense tropical forests in Sierra Leone, scientists have rediscovered a coffee species not seen in the wild in decades - a plant they say may help secure the future of thi...
Apr 19, 2021
Scientists in Chile discover remains of plant-eating dinosaur amid world´s driest desert
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Scientists in Chile's parched Atacama desert, the world's driest, have discovered the remains of a previously unknown species of dinosaur that millions of years ...
Apr 19, 2021
Amazon secures ULA’s satellite launch vehicles for Project Kuiper
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it had secured nine satellite launch vehicles from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to support its space internet initiative, Project Kuiper. Atlas V launch vehic...
Apr 19, 2021
Italy reports 316 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 8,864 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 316 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against 251 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 8,864 from 12,694. Italy...
Apr 19, 2021
WHO says world seeing increased COVID-19 cases across all age groups
GENEVA (Reuters) - A leading epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the latest rise in COVID-19 infections worldwide reflected increases among all age groups. "We are see...
Apr 19, 2021
NASA’s Mars helicopter makes history with successful flight on Red Planet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA's miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars early on Monday, achieving the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft ov...
Apr 19, 2021
Mars helicopter flight test promises Wright Brothers moment for NASA
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment on Monday as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the surface of Mars in what would...
Apr 18, 2021
Three astronauts return from International Space Station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three members of the International Space Station's crew returned safely to Earth on Saturday on a Russian Soyuz craft, Russia's Roscosmos space agency reported. The Soyuz MS-17 spac...
Apr 17, 2021
Scientists find only 3% of land areas unblemished by humans
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Very little of today's world resembles Planet Earth from 500 years ago. In fact, only about 3% of land surfaces might be ecologically intact -- still home to ...
Apr 16, 2021
