Reuters: Science News

Russia and Europe may team up for moon flights

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:06 -0400

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Europe are teaming up to build a spaceship which will fly astronauts to the moon, Russia said on Wednesday, although the European Space Agency struck a more cautious note.

Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:07:30 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts said on Wednesday.

Research links common chemicals to obesity

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:43 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - Exposure in the womb to common chemicals used to make everything from plastic bottles to pizza box liners may program a person to become obese later in life, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Experts move closer to identifying best embryos

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:46:56 -0400

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia and Greece appear to be moving closer to identifying genes that determine which test-tube embryos stand the best chance of implanting in the womb and growing into healthy babies.

Gene therapy shows promise in rare brain disease

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:34:39 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental gene therapy treatment appears to have helped eight children with a rare and incurable neurological disorder, although it may have been responsible for the death of one, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:09:15 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals, scientists said on Wednesday.

Vatican scientist says belief in God and aliens is OK

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:32:14 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of "extraterrestrial brothers" perhaps more evolved than humans.

NASA probe closing in on Mars, but will it land?

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:33:25 -0400

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Nine months ago, NASA's Phoenix probe blasted off for Mars with an unprecedented mission to sample water on another world.

Vast Chile volcano ash cloud partially collapses

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:28:40 -0400

PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - A towering cloud of hot ash, gas and molten rock spewed miles into the air by a volcano in southern Chile has partially collapsed, raising fears it could smother surrounding villages, an expert said on Tuesday.

Canadian zoo investigates puzzling stingray deaths

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:46:39 -0400

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Officials at the Calgary Zoo remained baffled on Tuesday as they tried to puzzle out just why 34 of their stingrays suddenly died.