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Russia to evacuate village for first lunar lander mission in half century
(Reuters) - Russia will evacuate a village in its far east on Aug. 11 as part of the launch of Russia's first lunar lander mission in nearly half a century, a local official said on Monday. The Luna-2...
Aug 07, 2023
US scientists repeat fusion power breakthrough -FT
(Reuters) - U.S. government scientists have achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December last year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Researchers at the feder...
Aug 06, 2023
Amazon nations to set up rainforest science panel – Brazilian minister
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Amazon countries meeting next week for a summit on cooperation to save the rainforest aim to set up a scientific body like the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Pane...
Aug 04, 2023
Analysis-Superconductor claims spark investor frenzy, but scientists are skeptical
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Last week, two papers by South Korean scientists made an extraordinary claim that sparked a social media frenzy and pushed up prices of some stocks in China and South Kor...
Aug 03, 2023
DNA of enslaved iron workers illuminates African American history
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Not far from Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, lies the remnants of an iron forge called Catoctin Furnace founded i...
Aug 03, 2023
Ancient preserved flamingo egg found in Mexico during airport construction
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An ancient flamingo fossil egg between 8,000 and 12,000 years old was uncovered at a busy construction site for a new airport in Mexico, officials from the Latin American count...
Aug 03, 2023
S.Korean experts seek to verify room-temperature superconductor claim
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean experts said on Thursday they would set up a committee to verify claims that a room temperature superconductor has been discovered, which has driven investor frenzy as w...
Aug 03, 2023
Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the most massive animal in Earth's history. Scientists on Wednesday described fossils of an early whale unearthed in Peru...
Aug 02, 2023
Voyager Space and Airbus deepen tie-up on new space station
By Tim Hepher and Joey Roulette PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. space venture company Voyager Space and Airbus said on Wednesday they will co-operate more closely in the race to build a private version of the ...
Aug 02, 2023
India’s offer to privatise rocket has 20 potential bidders
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Indian government's effort to privatise part of its space programme by opening bids to build its small satellite launch rocket has attracted initial...
Jul 27, 2023
