Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Olympics-Snowboarding-‘Super grippy’ man-made snow gets thumbs up
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Snowboarders from Australia and New Zealand praised the man-made snow after inspecting the slopestyle venue in Zhangjiakou before the events commence later this week. "T...
Feb 01, 2022
Penguins offer varied clues to Antarctic climate change
By Gloria Dickie and Natalie Thomas ABOARD THE MV ARCTIC SUNRISE, Antarctica (Reuters) - Peering through binoculars from an inflatable motorboat bobbing in frigid waters, polar ecology researchers Mic...
Feb 01, 2022
Science podcaster calls Spotify’s support of Joe Rogan a ‘slap in the face’
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - The executive producer and host of Gimlet Media's Science Vs podcast said she would devote her fact-checking show exclusively to contradicting misinformation on other p...
Jan 31, 2022
COVID shines spotlight on imbalanced approach to death globally -expert panel
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The way we die needs a fundamental rethink, according to a group of international experts, who say COVID-19 has shed a harsh spotlight on care for the dying. Death...
Jan 31, 2022
China’s most used COVID shots effective against Delta variant-study
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's two most widely used COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Sinovac and Sinopharm, were shown to be effective against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, a study based on real-w...
Jan 31, 2022
Scientists count the world’s tree species (spoiler: it’s a bunch)
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From the monkey puzzle tree of Peru to the Tasmanian blue gum of Australia, from the baobabs of Madagascar to the giant sequoias of California, the world is bless...
Jan 31, 2022
COVID patients face risks after hospital; kids’ hearts return to normal after rare inflammatory illness
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...
Jan 31, 2022
Easier to produce COVID vaccine shows promise in trials; nasal spray vaccine booster works in mice
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...
Jan 28, 2022
Scientists want Britain to back COVID patent waivers
(Reuters) - Scientists on Friday called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to support the waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments in the wake of the rap...
Jan 28, 2022
Scientists amazed by blinking star’s ‘totally unexpected’ behavior
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have detected what appears to be an incredibly dense star behaving unlike anything else ever seen - and suspect it might be a type of exotic astrophysi...
Jan 27, 2022
