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SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing… then blows up
(Reuters) - The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk's Starship rocket - until it wasn't. The latest heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype from SpaceX soared flawlessly into the sky in a hi...
Mar 03, 2021
T cell response to virus variants remains potent; Asthma does not raise severe COVID-19 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 ...
Mar 03, 2021
Scientists warn of rebound after record 7% fall in global emissions
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus restrictions led to a record 7% fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are ...
Mar 03, 2021
South African scientists find antibodies from variant may offer cross-protection
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Research by South African scientists suggests that antibodies triggered by exposure to the country's dominant coronavirus variant can prevent infection by...
Mar 03, 2021
Maezawa wants you: Japan billionaire seeks ‘crew’ for moon trip
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk'...
Mar 02, 2021
Graphic: Bats and the origins of outbreaks
(Reuters) - Scientists have long suspected that the rate of new infectious diseases could accelerate, especially in developing countries where human and animal interaction is increasing. Changes in th...
Mar 02, 2021
Painstaking study of ‘Little Foot’ fossil sheds light on human origins
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 mill...
Mar 02, 2021
Fossils of oldest member of huge dinosaur group found in Argentina
By Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in Argentina's Patagonian wilderness fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group known as titanosaurs that ...
Mar 01, 2021
New York virus variant harbors another worrisome mutation; vaccinating elderly adds most years of life
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 ...
Mar 01, 2021
Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M on Sunday on a mission to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic amid a push by the Kremlin to expand the country's activiti...
Feb 28, 2021
