Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
COVID-19 also attacks the pancreas; one vaccine dose may be enough for those previously infected
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 ...
Feb 03, 2021
Robotic dog Spot learns new tricks with addition of helping hand
By Matthew Stock (Reuters) - A dog-like robot named Spot, seen dancing in a viral video, can now not only bring your slippers, it can pick up dirty laundry, open doors and even plant flowers. U.S. rob...
Feb 02, 2021
SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch
(Reuters) - A SpaceX Starship prototype rocket exploded on landing after an otherwise successful high-altitude experimental launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a repeat of an accident that d...
Feb 02, 2021
Some lingering COVID-19 issues seen in children; patients’ antibodies attack multiple virus targets
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 ...
Feb 01, 2021
Musk’s SpaceX violated its launch license in explosive Starship test: the Verge
(Reuters) - SpaceX's first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which exploded last month while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch, violated the terms of its Fed...
Jan 29, 2021
J&J vaccine effective in preventing severe disease; a mother’s COVID-19 antibodies may protect newborns
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 ...
Jan 29, 2021
In Mexico, amateur find of ancient ‘goddess’ stirs calls for more research
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The edge of a mysterious block of limestone began to peak out from the dirt after Cesar Cabrera cleared a stretch of his family farm in Mexico where he wa...
Jan 29, 2021
Drugs, vaccines less effective vs new virus variants; antibody cocktail may protect patients’ contacts
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 ...
Jan 27, 2021
Babies from famed carnivorous dinosaur group were ‘born ready’ to hunt
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists for the first time have found embryonic remains from the group of ferocious meat-eating dinosaurs that includes T. rex - fossilized jaw and claw bones ...
Jan 26, 2021
Scientists in Greece find 20 million year-old petrified tree
By Elias Marcou LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a rare fossilized tree whose branches and roots are still intact after 20 million years...
Jan 26, 2021
