Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says
By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a s...
Jul 25, 2023
NASA chief offers Brazil satellite imaging to help stop Amazon deforestation
BRASILIA (Reuters) - NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Brazilian space research center INPE on Wednesday and proposed extending satellite partnerships with the United States to help monitor and p...
Jul 25, 2023
Toyota eyes lunar rover powered by regenerative fuel cell tech
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor plans to use regenerative fuel cell technology to power a manned lunar rover, executives said on Friday, raising the prospect of eventually using the ...
Jul 21, 2023
Amazon builds $120 million satellite processing hub in Florida
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon is building a $120 million processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its thousands of planned Kuiper internet satellites, the com...
Jul 21, 2023
Introducing Janus, the exotic ‘two-faced’ white dwarf star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some people are two-faced, figuratively speaking of course. The ancient Roman god Janus was two-faced, literally - with one looking forward and another backward, ...
Jul 21, 2023
World’s biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms
BATAGAI, Russia (Reuters) - Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the Batagaika crater, a one kilometre long gash in Russia's Far East that forms the world's biggest permafrost crater. In the...
Jul 21, 2023
Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the 1991 film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," a malevolent time-traveling and shape-shifting android called T-1000 that was made of liquid metal demonstrated a u...
Jul 19, 2023
Explainer-How El Nino is helping drive heatwaves and extreme weather
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Countries around the world from China to the United States are battling heatwaves, with the onset of the climate phenonenon El Nino helping push temperatures higher...
Jul 19, 2023
Dramatic fossil shows pugnacious mammal attacking a dinosaur
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While there is little doubt that many a Mesozoic mammal became a meal for a dinosaur, it may come as a surprise to learn that some mammals also dined on dinos. A ...
Jul 18, 2023
China may launch next-generation crewed spacecraft as early as 2027
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's next-generation crewed spacecraft, which can transport up to seven astronauts, may fly for the first time between 2027 and 2028, a veteran Chinese astronaut said. China's m...
Jul 18, 2023
