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On the moon, water water everywhere and not a drop to drink (yet)
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The moon lacks the bodies of liquid water that are a hallmark of Earth but scientists said on Monday lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with ...
Oct 26, 2020
NASA probe leaking asteroid samples after hearty collection
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - The U.S. probe that collected a sample from an asteroid earlier this week retrieved so much material that a rock is wedged the container door, allowing ro...
Oct 23, 2020
Wildfire smoke may help virus spread, mouthwash helps curb it
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 23, 2020
Japan PM’s meddling in science panel a ‘dangerous direction’: scholars
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Scholars excluded from Japan's top science advisory panel said the move was unconstitutional and a dangerous sign of how newly installed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ...
Oct 23, 2020
Test and trace works better when numbers are low: UK science adviser
LONDON (Reuters) - England's test and trace scheme needs improvement and it is hard to run an effective system when there are large and increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, UK chief scientific advise...
Oct 22, 2020
COVID-19 complication rates far higher than for flu; open windows, partitions advised for classrooms
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 21, 2020
UK scientific advisor says coronavirus unlikely to be eradicated
LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus will be around for "evermore" as it is unlikely it will be eradicated, a British scientist on the government's advisory committee for the pandemic said on Wednesday,...
Oct 21, 2020
NASA spacecraft grabs sample of rocks from asteroid
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system t...
Oct 20, 2020
Long-term problems in younger low-risk COVID-19 patients; flu shot may offer some protection
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 19, 2020
Remdesivir questioned by WHO trial; women take virus more seriously than men
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 16, 2020
