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Study shows how Viking age left mark on genetics of Scandinavians
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Viking age, spanning the 8th to 11th centuries AD, left a lasting mark on the genetics of today's Scandinavians, according to scientists who also documented t...
Jan 05, 2023
Former astronaut Cunningham, member of first crewed Apollo flight, dies at age 90
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew to space aboard Apollo 7 in 1968, part of the first crewed Apollo mission paving the way for 12 others to land on the moon in subsequ...
Jan 03, 2023
South Korea’s test flight of solid-propellant space launch vehicle successful – ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea conducted a successful test flight of a solid-propellant space launch vehicle, the country's defence ministry said on Friday. Earlier on Friday, South Korean media report...
Dec 30, 2022
U.S. FDA approves TG Therapeutics’ multiple sclerosis drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Wednesday approved TG Therapeutics Inc's drug for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, pitting it against rivals from Roche and Novartis. The N...
Dec 28, 2022
NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia’s leaky Soyuz ship
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA is exploring whether SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft can potentially offer an alternative ride home for some crew members of the International Space Statio...
Dec 28, 2022
Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink
By Katy Daigle and Julia Janicki (Reuters) - Nature is in crisis, and it's only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on th...
Dec 23, 2022
Russia mulls early return of space station crew after Soyuz capsule leak
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's space agency said it is considering a "rescue" plan to send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home three crew membe...
Dec 22, 2022
NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it...
Dec 21, 2022
Investigators to probe failed Italian Vega C rocket launch
By Alvise Armellini and Tim Hepher ROME/PARIS (Reuters) - A European investigation is being launched after the latest version of the Italian Vega C rocket failed on its second mission, with the loss o...
Dec 21, 2022
Endangered pink iguana hatchlings seen for first time on Galapagos island
QUITO (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered hatchling and juvenile populations of the Galapagos pink land iguana, an endangered reptile native to a sole island on the Ecuadorean archipelago, for the ...
Dec 20, 2022
