Reuters: Science News

Moon crash works - there is water there

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:32:12 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists who crashed two spacecraft into a crater on the moon said on Friday they found water in the dust they kicked up, just as they had hoped.

Chavez asking Cubans to 'bomb clouds' amid drought

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:28:41 -0500

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to water and electricity rationing.

Mutant genes linked to Parkinson's in some: study

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:20:33 -0500

HONG KONG (Reuters) - People of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, two large teams of researchers have found.

Man-made ponds linked to arsenic in Bangladesh water

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:22:00 -0500

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Man-made ponds and rice fields irrigated using groundwater may be responsible for arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh, a study has found.

Greenland ice loss accelerating: study

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:04:16 -0500

OSLO (Reuters) - Greenland's ice losses are accelerating and nudging up sea levels, according to a study showing that icebergs breaking away and meltwater runoff are equally to blame for the shrinking ice sheet.

Record-high U.S. temps outpace record lows: study

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:07:15 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In another sign of a warming planet, there were twice as many record-high temperatures in the United States as record lows over the last decade, climate scientists reported on Thursday.

Canada doctor uses glue to aid open-heart recovery

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:01 -0500

TORONTO (Reuters) - A new surgical technique using glue to repair breastbones intentionally broken during open-heart surgery speeds up recovery time and is "substantially less painful" for patients, a University of Calgary scientist said on Thursday.

Welcome to the Clone Farm

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:38:58 -0500

ENID, Oklahoma (Reuters) - To the untrained eye, Pollard Farms looks much like any other cattle ranch. Similar looking cows are huddled in similar looking pens. But some of the cattle here don't just resemble each other. They are literally identical -- clear down to their genes.

South African find gives clue to dinosaur evolution

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:59:26 -0500

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A huge dinosaur discovered in South Africa is a previously unknown species that sheds light on the evolution of the largest creatures ever to walk the earth, a scientist said Wednesday.

U.S. science group seeks cooperation with Cuba

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:52:25 -0500

HAVANA (Reuters) - A group led by the head of the United States' biggest science organization is in Cuba this week to discuss ways to rekindle scientific cooperation as U.S.-Cuba relations slowly improve under U.S. President Barack Obama.