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In Chile’s Atacama desert, stargazers search for alien life and ‘dark energy’
By Jorge Vega and Fabian Cambero ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (Reuters) - In Chile's dry Atacama desert, stargazers are scanning the clear night skies to detect the existence of life on other planets and stu...
Nov 01, 2021
France, U.S. aim to increase cooperation on space issues
(Reuters) - The United States and France aim to increase cooperation on space issues, which will be further discussed during U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' upcoming visit to Paris, the two countri...
Oct 29, 2021
Jupiter’s huge Great Red Spot storm is much deeper than expected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data from NASA's Juno spacecraft is providing a deeper understanding of Jupiter's wondrous and violent atmosphere including its Great Red Spot, finding that this ...
Oct 28, 2021
Explainer-High-tech climate solutions that could cut emissions in the long term
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From replicating the process that fuels the sun to harnessing scorching temperatures deep below our feet, scientists, companies and venture capitalists are be...
Oct 28, 2021
DNA from Sitting Bull’s hair confirms living great-grandson’s ancestry
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sample of Sitting Bull's hair has helped scientists confirm that a South Dakota man is the famed 19th century Native American leader's great-grandson using a ne...
Oct 27, 2021
Breakthrough infections can lead to long COVID; genes may explain critical illness in young, healthy adults
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 have yet to be certifie...
Oct 27, 2021
Harvard’s modern-day Darwin warns against humanity’s downward slope
By Tim McLaughlin and Kanupriya Kapoor BOSTON (Reuters) - The Harvard University scientist who has called for setting aside half the planet as a nature preserve says the slope of human history will al...
Oct 27, 2021
German dogs to sniff out wildlife at building sites to speed up work
BERLIN (Reuters) - Sniffer dogs are being trained by Germany's Deutsche Bahn (DB) to find protected wildlife at planned major building sites to speed up projects, the railway group said on Tuesday. Hu...
Oct 26, 2021
Remote-sensing reveals details of ancient Olmec site in Mexico
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancien...
Oct 25, 2021
Blue Origin, Boeing chart course for ‘business park’ in space
(Reuters) - Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin on Monday unveiled plans to develop a commercial space station called "Orbital Reef" with Boeing, aiming to launch the spacecraft in the second hal...
Oct 25, 2021
