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New antibody drug helps patients breathe; virus may insert genetic fragments into genetic code
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
May 10, 2021
China says remnants of Long March rocket landed in Indian Ocean
BEIJING (Reuters) - Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese s...
May 08, 2021
China says remnants of Long March 5B about to re-enter earth’s atmosphere
BEIJING (Reuters) - The remnants of China's Long March 5B rocket are set to re-enter the earth's atmosphere at 10:12 a.m. Beijing time (0212 GMT), plus or minus 15 minutes, the China Manned Space Engi...
May 08, 2021
Archaeologists uncover Neanderthal remains in caves near Rome
MILAN (Reuters) - Archaeologists discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals at a prehistoric site near Rome, Italy's Culture ministry said on Saturday. Eight of the remains are dated to between 50,00...
May 08, 2021
Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday – U.S. R&D centre
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late Saturday or early Sunday, a U.S. federally funded space-focused resea...
May 08, 2021
China says its rocket debris unlikely to cause any harm
BEIJING (Reuters) - Most debris from a Chinese rocket will be burned up on reentry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday. Debris from ...
May 07, 2021
Virgin Hyperloop shows off the future: mass transport in floating magnetic pods
By Rollo Ross (Reuters) - In the desert just north of Las Vegas, a long white metal tube sits at the base of the mountains, promising to one day revolutionize travel. That is where Virgin Hyperloop, w...
May 06, 2021
No plan to shoot down Chinese rocket -Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday there was no plan at this point to shoot down the remnants of a large Chinese rocket expected to plunge back through the atmo...
May 06, 2021
Pint-sized Mongolian menace shows dinosaurs loved the nightlife, too
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Under the cover of darkness in desert habitats about 70 million years ago, in what is today Mongolia and northern China, a gangly looking dinosaur employed excellent night v...
May 06, 2021
Virgin Orbit among new operators for Brazil’s Alcântara spaceport
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's modified Boeing 747 may soon be taking off from Brazil's northern coast to launch rockets into orbit as the South American country seeks a piece of t...
May 06, 2021
