Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Baby long-necked dinosaurs were a 'perfect snack' for predators
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - It may have been suicidal for a predator to go after a healthy adult Brachiosaurus, a behemoth weighing perhaps 60 tons that was a member of the long-neck...
Jan 30, 2026
Explainer-Why does Elon Musk want to put AI data centers in space?
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A proposed merger between Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI, reported exclusively by Reuters on Thursday, could give fresh momentum to Musk's plan to launch sa...
Jan 29, 2026
Study finds greater role for genetics in driving human lifespan
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But w...
Jan 29, 2026
SpaceX in merger talks with other Musk companies ahead of IPO
By Echo Wang and Joey Roulette NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - SpaceX is exploring deals with other companies helmed by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, leaving investors working through permutations betwe...
Jan 29, 2026
York Space valued at $4.75 billion in NYSE debut on Pentagon spending bets
By Prakhar Srivastava and Utkarsh Shetti Jan 29 (Reuters) - York Space Systems clinched a valuation of $4.75 billion in its market debut on Thursday, as investors bet on sustained Pentagon spending on...
Jan 29, 2026
Ukraine working with SpaceX to stop Russia from using Starlink to guide drones
By Max Hunder KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is working with Elon Musk's SpaceX to stop Russia from guiding drones using the firm's Starlink internet system, the defence minister said on Thursday, a...
Jan 29, 2026
China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk's SpaceX ambitions
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - China plans to launch spacebased artificial intelligence data centres over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, a challenge to Elon Musk's ...
Jan 28, 2026
Chinese fossils show marine animals thriving half a billion years ago
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the a...
Jan 28, 2026
EU space agency signs contract to launch Galileo satellites with Ariane 6
BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has announced the signing of a new contract to launch second-generation Galileo satellites with Europe's Ariane 6...
Jan 28, 2026
Hong Kong scientists launch AI model to better predict extreme weather
By Joyce Zhou HONG KONG, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A team of Hong Kong scientists has developed an artificial intelligence weather-forecasting system to predict thunderstorms and heavy downpours up to four h...
Jan 28, 2026
