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Brazil variant can reinfect virus survivors; COVID-19 vaccine antibodies pass into breast milk

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 ...

Syndicated Content Mar 05, 2021

Alien ‘super-Earth’ may offer clues about atmospheres on distant worlds

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have spotted a planet orbiting a star relatively near our solar system that may offer a prime opportunity to study the atmosphere of a rocky Earth-like...

Syndicated Content Mar 04, 2021

Scream, not swab: Dutch inventor hopes he discovered new COVID test

By Toby Sterling and Esther Verkaik AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch inventor has come up with what he hopes could be a potentially faster and easier method to screen for coronavirus infections. Instead ...

Syndicated Content Mar 04, 2021

SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing… then blows up

(Reuters) - The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk's Starship rocket - until it wasn't. The latest heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype from SpaceX soared flawlessly into the sky in a hi...

Syndicated Content Mar 03, 2021

T cell response to virus variants remains potent; Asthma does not raise severe COVID-19 risk

Syndicated Content Mar 03, 2021

Scientists warn of rebound after record 7% fall in global emissions

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus restrictions led to a record 7% fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are ...

Syndicated Content Mar 03, 2021

South African scientists find antibodies from variant may offer cross-protection

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Research by South African scientists suggests that antibodies triggered by exposure to the country's dominant coronavirus variant can prevent infection by...

Syndicated Content Mar 03, 2021

Maezawa wants you: Japan billionaire seeks ‘crew’ for moon trip

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk'...

Syndicated Content Mar 02, 2021

Graphic: Bats and the origins of outbreaks

(Reuters) - Scientists have long suspected that the rate of new infectious diseases could accelerate, especially in developing countries where human and animal interaction is increasing. Changes in th...

Syndicated Content Mar 02, 2021

Painstaking study of ‘Little Foot’ fossil sheds light on human origins

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Sophisticated scanning technology is revealing intriguing secrets about Little Foot, the remarkable fossil of an early human forerunner that inhabited South Africa 3.67 mill...

Syndicated Content Mar 02, 2021

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