Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
This subterranean creature has 1,306 legs. Yes, that’s a record.
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Deep underground in an exploratory drill hole in a mining region of Australia, scientists have discovered a "marvel of evolution," a remarkably elongated blind millipede pos...
Dec 16, 2021
Ground control to Maezawa: SoftBank’s Son speaks to orbiting protege
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son said he spoke by phone to fashion magnate and protege Yusaku Maezawa, who is currently on a trip to the International ...
Dec 16, 2021
Zoo in Chile tests experimental COVID vaccine on lions and tigers
By Rodrigo Gutierrez and Gerardo Gomez (Reuters) - At the Buin Zoo on the outskirts of Chilean capital Santiago, a veterinarian sporting a tiger-striped face mask administers an experimental COVID-19 ...
Dec 15, 2021
Omicron thrives in airways, not lungs; new data on asymptomatic cases
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...
Dec 15, 2021
Russia hopeful of space rides from NASA to ISS from 2022 – agency head
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow expects NASA to start taking cosmonauts to the International Space Station again and is hopeful that cooperation can resume next year, the head of the Russian space agency wa...
Dec 15, 2021
NASA’s Webb telescope promises an ‘amazing journey’ for astronomy
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was finished years late at a cost far higher than planned, but NASA's James Webb Space Telescope due for launch next week may usher in a new era in astronomy a...
Dec 14, 2021
Geologists uncover ‘treasure trove’ of dinosaur tracks in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - Hundreds of dinosaur footprints, so well-preserved that even the scaly skin can be seen, have been found in Poland, giving an insight into a complex ecosystem around 200 million yea...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. Space Force holds war game to test satellite network under attack
By Mike Stone PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (Reuters) - The United States is testing satellite resiliency to threats from China and Russia miles above the earth's surface, just weeks after Russia s...
Dec 13, 2021
Vaccines appear weak at blocking Omicron infection; shots may reduce long COVID burden
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...
Dec 13, 2021
Israeli firm uses air and water to store solar energy for nighttime
KIBBUTZ YAHEL, Israel (Reuters) - The southern tip of Israel is a rocky desert where solar panels are abundant and the sun, when shining, is the source of nearly all electricity. Once it sets, however...
Dec 13, 2021
