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Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine
By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which they ...
Mar 13, 2026
Are bonobos truly the peaceful counterparts to chimps? New study says no
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a "make love, not war" ethos, in contrast to their bellige...
Mar 13, 2026
Large shinbone found in New Mexico belongs to close kin of T. rex
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - A new analysis of a large shinbone unearthed in a remote spot in northwestern New Mexico in the 1970s shows it belongs to a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex that pr...
Mar 12, 2026
FCC chair criticizes slow pace of Amazon satellite launches
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission dismissed criticism from Amazon.com of Elon Musk's SpaceX plan to launch a constellation of u...
Mar 11, 2026
Astrophysicists figure out what caused a super-bright supernova
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - A supernova - the explosion marking the end of a massive star's life - is one of the brightest cosmic events, usually about a billion times more luminous than the sun....
Mar 11, 2026
Spanish researchers develop low-cost artificial cornea from fish scales
MADRID, March 10 (Reuters) - Researchers at Spain's University of Granada have developed an artificial cornea made from the scales of several fish species commonly found in markets, which could become...
Mar 10, 2026
With lunar missions looming, scientists grow chickpeas in 'moon dirt'
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made ...
Mar 05, 2026
Sierra Space valued at $8 billion as investors double down on defense, space tech
March 5 (Reuters) - Sierra Space said on Thursday it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round that values it at $8 billion, as investor appetite for national security assets grows amid geop...
Mar 05, 2026
Space One's third rocket failure leaves Japan without commercial launch capability
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said its Kairos small rocket self-destructed 69 seconds after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country's first entirely comme...
Mar 04, 2026
NASA to tap ULA for critical moon-rocket hardware, Bloomberg News reports
March 4 (Reuters) - NASA plans to select United Launch Alliance to supply a critical component for future missions of its moon rocket, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with...
Mar 04, 2026
