Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Two evolutionary changes underpinning human bipedalism are discovered
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occ...
Aug 27, 2025
Archaeologists in Georgia unearth 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone
OROZMANI, Georgia (Reuters) -Archaeologists in Georgia have unearthed a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone belonging to an early species of human that they say will shed light on some of the earliest prehis...
Aug 27, 2025
SpaceX's Starship lifts off on key test to overcome past setbacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday launched its giant Starship rocket for a tenth test flight aiming to overcome development setbacks and clinch long-sought technical milestones key t...
Aug 26, 2025
Firefly granted FAA clearance to resume Alpha rocket launches
(Reuters) -Firefly Aerospace on Tuesday said it has received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to resume Alpha rocket launches, after a technical issue led to a failure in April. Shar...
Aug 26, 2025
SpaceX aims to overcome Starship setbacks with tenth flight test
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX will try to launch its giant Starship rocket for a tenth time from Texas on Monday to overcome a streak of development setbacks and achieve se...
Aug 25, 2025
DNA sequencing of ancient remains by Colombian scientists reveals unknown human lineage
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) -Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient remains excavated at archeological ...
Aug 25, 2025
SpaceX eyes Starship reusability milestones in rocket's tenth flight test
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to launch its massive Starship rocket for a tenth time from Texas on Sunday to achieve several long-sought development milestones missed due to pa...
Aug 24, 2025
Japan to provide H3 rocket for Europe's mission to observe Apophis asteroid
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 rocket as a launch vehicle, a Japanese space...
Aug 22, 2025
Japan to launch new spacecraft to resupply International Space Station in October
(Corrects to say HTV-X was built jointly by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric, not just Mitsubishi Electric) TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch its new u...
Aug 22, 2025
Nigerian firm develops bionic arms for amputees
By Kazeem Sanni UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gift Usen cannot wait to have her hand. Born 25 years ago in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria, she has navigated through her life with only one fully developed hand....
Aug 21, 2025
