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Solar storm disables 40 newly launched SpaceX satellites
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled at least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its S...
Feb 09, 2022
Discovery of Omicron in New York deer raises concern over possible new variants
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - The discovery of the Omicron variant in white-tailed deer in New York has raised concerns that the species, numbering 30 million in the United States, could be...
Feb 08, 2022
Space launch startup Astra scrubs latest attempt to reach orbit
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - California-based rocket startup Astra Space Inc aborted the planned liftoff of its first operational satellite launch, a NASA mission, on Monday, citing a technical glitch ...
Feb 07, 2022
Many babies of mRNA-vaccinated moms have antibodies at 6 months; Moderate COVID tied to higher childbirth risks
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Feb 07, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Chinese teen sensation Su advances to finals, McMorris follows
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese teen Su Yiming won first place in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, advancing to the finals along with one of his chil...
Feb 06, 2022
Alzheimer’s-like changes found in COVID patients’ brains; flu shot, mRNA booster safe together
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Feb 04, 2022
Antarctic fuel-eating microbes may help in plastic clean-up
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to clean up pollution from fuels and potentially plastics in the pristine expanses ...
Feb 04, 2022
Sacrebleu! French brewers use algae to make blue beer
By Ardee Napolitano ROUBAIX, France (Reuters) - A French brewer has started using algae with a naturally-occurring pigment to turn their beer blue. The beer, with the brand name "Line", is the result ...
Feb 03, 2022
Farmers test microbes to nourish crops as climate pressure grows, costs rise
By Rod Nickel and Karl Plume (Reuters) - Tech companies are raising hundreds of millions of dollars, including backing from agriculture heavyweights like Bayer AG, in developing farm products that use...
Feb 03, 2022
German researchers to breed pigs for human heart transplants this year
By Riham Alkousaa and Ayhan Uyanik MUNICH (Reuters) - German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, based on a simpler version...
Feb 03, 2022
