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Prehistoric ochre mining operation found in submerged Mexican caves
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers diving into dark submerged caves on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula have found evidence of an ambitious mining operation starting 12,000 years ago and last...
Jul 03, 2020
How to rid East Africa of locusts? Serve them in a kebab or drive them to cannibalism
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI, (Reuters) - Eat them, poison them, and use scent to drive them to cannibalism - as a second wave of locusts threatens to devour East Africa's crops, scientists in a Nairobi l...
Jul 02, 2020
Australian scientists discover ancient underwater Aboriginal sites
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's first underwater archaeological sites off its west coast dating to more than 7,000 years ago will help with the understanding of the cultural and technology development ...
Jul 02, 2020
Surviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rocky planet 39 times as massive as Earth has been spotted orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed, with astronomers concluding it may be the surviving core ...
Jul 01, 2020
Blood cell damage may explain low oxygen levels; two vaccines show promise in early testing
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
Jul 01, 2020
Tentacles on cells may help virus spread to other cells; risk not significantly higher in people with HIV
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
Jun 29, 2020
Italy’s Cassandra: the scientist who challenged WHO guidelines
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Andrea Crisanti says his one regret is that he didn't yell loudly enough at the beginning, when the dead had yet to pile up. The Italian virologist has become a med...
Jun 29, 2020
It is rocket science: EU to speed up space ambitions, Breton says
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will plough more money into rocket launches, satellite communication and space exploration to preserve its often unsung successes in space and keep ...
Jun 28, 2020
Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Up to three planets - potentially rocky like Earth - have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system - a planetary system offering astron...
Jun 26, 2020
Bear-sized wombat cousin roamed Australia 25 million years ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerfully built relative of modern wombats that was the size of a black bear roamed Australia's woodlands about 25 million years ago, possessing shovel-shaped ...
Jun 25, 2020
