Tue, January 31, 2012
Russia blames Mars probe failure on space radiation
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia blamed radiation on Tuesday for a computer glitch that doomed its Mars moon mission, but space industry ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
No big Fukushima health impact seen: U.N. body chairman
VIENNA (Reuters) - The health impact of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan appears relatively small thanks partly to prompt evacuations, the chairman ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
U.S. panel defends call to censor bird flu studies
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Russia to delay space mission due to technical problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to delay the next mission carrying U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station by several weeks due ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Illumina sets response timeline to Roche offer
(Reuters) - U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina Inc said on Friday it will tell shareholders within 10 business days of its position on a ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Arctic ice melt lifts hopes for Russian maritime trade
By Albina Kovalyova and Alissa de Carbonnel
SEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - When severe snowstorms prevented life-sustaining fuel supplies from reaching the frozen Alaskan town of ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Rivals see no need to match Roche's big gene bet
By Ben Hirschler
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's rivals Sanofi SA and Novartis AG see no need to match the Swiss drug ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Gingrich calls for moon base, space contests
By Irene Klotz
COCOA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an expanded federal ...
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