Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
Maya ruins in Belize offer peek at ancient wealth inequality
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An examination of numerous houses excavated at two sites in southern Belize is providing insight into gaping wealth inequality in ancient Maya cities - a disparit...
Syndicated Content Mar 24, 2021
Russia has begun spaceplane project, says Soviet shuttle designer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is developing a reusable spaceplane, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov conglomerate said on Wednesday, in Russia's first such project since the late Soviet Union's ill-fated Bu...
Syndicated Content Mar 24, 2021
Musk says SpaceX to land Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX will be landing its Starship rockets on Mars well before 2030, the billionaire entrepreneur said in a tweet on Tuesday. (Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Bengaluru; Editing...
Syndicated Content Mar 23, 2021
By catching bats, these ‘virus hunters’ hope to stop the next pandemic
By Eloisa Lopez and Adrian Portugal LOS BANOS, Philippines (Reuters) - Researchers wearing headlamps and protective suits race to untangle the claws and wings of bats caught up in a big net after dark...
Syndicated Content Mar 22, 2021
Russia postpones Soyuz-2.1a rocket launch to Sunday: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has postponed the launch of its Soyuz-2.1a rocket to Sunday, state news agency RIA quoted Roscosmos space agency Director General Dmitry Rogozin as saying on Saturday. Rogozi...
Syndicated Content Mar 20, 2021
Marine ecologist Lubchenco to lead climate in White House science office
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jane Lubchenco, a marine ecologist with wide federal government experience, has joined the Biden administration to lead climate and environment efforts at the...
Syndicated Content Mar 19, 2021
No virus variants can evade all antibody types, so far; new variants can infect mice
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 ...
Syndicated Content Mar 19, 2021
Biden picks ex-U.S. Senator Nelson as NASA chief: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has tapped former U.S. senator and astronaut Bill Nelson to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the White House said in a statement on Fr...
Syndicated Content Mar 19, 2021
Australia’s science agency ramps up security on foreign partnerships
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's science agency will screen collaborations with foreign partners for national security risks using a new digital tool that vets by country, looking for ...
Syndicated Content Mar 19, 2021
Space and sea explorer dives to deepest point on Earth
By Roselle Chen (Reuters) - Space and sea explorer Richard Garriott is the first person in the world to have explored the North Pole, the South Pole, flown to the International Space Station and desce...
Syndicated Content Mar 18, 2021




