Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
Argentina battles major dengue outbreak with atomic radiation
By Horacio Soria and Juan Carlos Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine, fighting one of its worst outbreaks of dengue in recent years, is sterilizing mosquitoes using radiation that alters the...
Apr 17, 2023
Elon Musk’s SpaceX set for debut flight of Starship rocket system to space
By Joe Skipper and Joey Roulette BOCA CHICA, Texas (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time,...
Apr 17, 2023
Kenya launches first operational satellite into space -Space X
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya launched its first operational earth observation satellite on Saturday onboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States, a live feed from Elon Musk's rocket company showed. The...
Apr 15, 2023
Compact galaxy’s discovery shows Webb telescope’s ‘amazing’ power
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The detection of a highly compact galaxy that formed relatively soon after the Big Bang and displayed an impressive rate of star formation is the latest example o...
Apr 14, 2023
Oldest-known bat skeletons shed light on evolution of flying mammals
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two oldest-known fossil skeletons of bats, unearthed in southwestern Wyoming and dating to at least 52 million years ago, are providing insight into the early...
Apr 13, 2023
Dead birds get new life: New Mexico researchers develop taxidermy bird drones
By Liliana Salgado SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) - Scientists in New Mexico are giving dead birds a new life with an unconventional approach to wildlife research. A team at the New Mexico Institute of...
Apr 13, 2023
Scientists unveil new and improved ‘skinny donut’ black hole image
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2019 release of the first image of a black hole was hailed as a significant scientific achievement. But truth be told, it was a bit blurry - or, as one astrop...
Apr 13, 2023
China wants to start using moon soil to build lunar bases as soon as this decade
BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to start building a lunar base using soil from the moon in five years, Chinese media reported, with the ambitious plan kicking off as soon as this decade. More than 100...
Apr 12, 2023
Small ears, frizzy hair and dry ear wax – the genetics of mammoths
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin - an icon of the Ice Age - including about its fluffy ...
Apr 07, 2023
SpaceX Starship rocket test could happen next week –FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test could happen next week, according to a planning notice posted Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA noti...
Apr 04, 2023
