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U.S. nursing homes still face COVID-19 test delays; you can wash Halloween candy
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 ...
Oct 30, 2020
UK R number edges down to 1.1-1.3, growth rate slows
LONDON (Reuters) - The reproduction "R" number of the COVID-19 epidemic in Britain fell slightly for the second week in a row, government scientists said on Friday, adding the estimated growth rate ha...
Oct 30, 2020
Why NASA’s moonshot, Boeing, Bezos and Musk have a lot riding on U.S. election
By Joey Roulette and Eric M. Johnson WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's differences with rival presidential candidate Joe Biden extend far beyond planet earth. President Trum...
Oct 30, 2020
Make Science Great Again: U.S. researchers dream of life after Trump
By Valerie Volcovici and Sharon Bernstein WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - From his lab in Toulouse, France, Benjamin Sanderson models the range of extreme risks to humans from climate change, research he...
Oct 29, 2020
Chinese spacecraft set for Mars landing in May: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, state-run media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency official. The spacecraft, which left Earth in July, is set to l...
Oct 29, 2020
Australian scientists find huge new healthy coral reef off northern coast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, the Schmidt Ocean Institute sa...
Oct 29, 2020
Miniature organs help test potential coronavirus drugs; GI symptoms linked to severe COVID-19
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 ...
Oct 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia plans $2 billion boost for space programme by 2030
By Marwa Rashad RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) boost for its space programme by 2030 under an economic diversification plan that aims to attract foreign...
Oct 28, 2020
NorthStar and Thales Alenia Space begin work on satellites to combat space collisions
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada's NorthStar Earth & Space and Thales Alenia Space said on Tuesday they will begin work on a commercial satellite system to combat the threat of collisions in space. NorthSt...
Oct 27, 2020
COVID-19 heart changes raise death risk; virus may be lead killer of young adults during surges
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 ...
Oct 26, 2020
