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Virgin Galactic rocket plane poised for first commercial flight to edge of space
By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Steve Gorman TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - A twin-fuselage jet stood ready on Thursday to carry a Virgin Galactic rocket plane with a three-man crew from Ital...
Jun 29, 2023
Scientists discover that universe is awash in gravitational waves
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists on Wednesday unveiled evidence that gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, ...
Jun 28, 2023
Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) - UK researchers have homed in on a human gene implicated in thwarting most bird flu viruses from infecting people. Bird flu chiefly spreads among wild birds such as...
Jun 28, 2023
Virgin Galactic set to launch its first commercial rocket plane spaceflight
By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Steve Gorman TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - A three-man crew from Italy is set on Thursday to board a passenger rocket plane operated by Virgin Galactic, the v...
Jun 28, 2023
NASA sees moon lunar mining trial within the next decade
BRISBANE (Reuters) - NASA is looking to develop resources on the moon that initially include oxygen and water, and eventually may expand to iron and rare earths, and has already taken steps toward exc...
Jun 27, 2023
Tooth analysis confirms the megalodon – a huge ancient shark – was warm-blooded
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The megalodon, a huge shark that was the scourge of the ancient oceans and is a star in modern movie theaters, is named for its "large tooth" - and for good reaso...
Jun 27, 2023
Republican lawmakers urge U.S. to scrap China science deal
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the U.S. State Department not to renew a decades-old U.S-China agreement on scientific cooperation, arguing that Beijing...
Jun 27, 2023
French sugar beet pesticide alternative could be five years away
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees, is unlikely to deliver a solution capable of fully protecting sugar beet c...
Jun 26, 2023
How to kill a star? Astronomers see a ‘demolition derby’ scenario
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted an immensely energetic explosion emanating from an ancient galaxy, apparently triggered by a type of star destruction hypothesized for de...
Jun 23, 2023
Climate change may have stimulated plankton bloom behind Thai mass fish die-off: expert
By Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) - Climate change might have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a 3- to 4-kilometre stretch of beach in Thailand's s...
Jun 23, 2023
