Tue, May 22, 2012
Pollution-hunting robot fish take to the sea
LONDON (Reuters) - Robot "fish" developed by European scientists to improve pollution monitoring moved from the lab to the sea in a test at the ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Study finds permafrost thaw, glacier melt releasing methane
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Methane from underground reservoirs is streaming from thawing permafrost and receding glaciers, contributing to the greenhouse gas load ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
"Scotty" to make trip to final frontier on SpaceX rocket
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - When a privately owned rocket blasts off for a trial run to the International Space Station on ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
Dinosaur skeleton fetches $1.05 million at disputed U.S. auction
(Reuters) - A nearly intact skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus sold for $1.05 million at auction in New York on Sunday, although the sale has ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
Rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse dims skies
By Jennifer Dobner
KANARRAVILLE, Utah (Reuters) - The sun and moon aligned over the Earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday - an annular eclipse ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Utah paleontologists discover new raptor dinosaur
By Jennifer Dobner
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered fossilized bones near Utah's iconic Arches National Park representing a new species of ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
SpaceX rocket lifts off for space station trial run
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Paralyzed woman uses thoughts to move robotic arm
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a cup of coffee and ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
UK climate experiment canceled on patent concerns
By Nina Chestney
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have abandoned an experiment to test the possibility of spraying particles into the upper atmosphere to stem ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Children at risk as "button" battery use grows: study
(Reuters) - Children face a growing risk from "button" batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in ...
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