Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
Buzz Aldrin shoots the moon with 93rd birthday wedding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who became the second human being to walk on the moon more than half a century ago, got married on his 93rd birthday, saying he and his bride ...
Jan 21, 2023
Canada unveils goal to support domestic rocket launches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada on Friday announced a multi-year plan to support the first privately built rocket launches in the country and develop new launch regulations, as global demand for space-b...
Jan 20, 2023
As ‘skyglow’ grows, study documents glaring global light pollution
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Light pollution caused by the incessant nighttime glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying, according to research using observations from tens of thousa...
Jan 19, 2023
Meat cultivated from cow cells is kosher, Israel’s chief rabbi rules
By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's chief rabbi has given a kosher stamp of approval this week to a company looking to sell steak grown from cow cells - while effectively taking the anim...
Jan 19, 2023
For whales, study shows gigantism is in the genes
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on ...
Jan 19, 2023
Space startups funding halved in 2022 as investors shift to safer bets
By Akash Sriram and Shreyaa Narayanan (Reuters) - Investments in space startups more than halved to $21.9 billion in 2022 as their venture-capital backers sought safer avenues in the face of a grim ec...
Jan 19, 2023
Drone thermal imaging captures rare turtle laying eggs in Thailand
PHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai marine conservation officials have used thermal imaging equipment mounted on a drone to capture footage of a leatherback sea turtle, the world's largest turtle spe...
Jan 17, 2023
Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile’s Patagonia
By Marion Giraldo (Reuters) - Scientists in Chile's Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have domi...
Jan 16, 2023
Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the...
Jan 16, 2023
Russia sets new contingency plan for crew of damaged space capsule
(Reuters) - Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced new contingency plans on Saturday for the three crew of a damaged capsule docked to the International Space Station, saying the U.S. member of the...
Jan 14, 2023
