Mars rover still sniffing for elusive methane
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 2 – Initial analysis of the atmosphere of Mars from NASA’s rover Curiosity has shown no sign of methane, a gas...
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China launches trade probes on EU solar products
(Reuters) – China said on Thursday that it would launch anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imported European Union solar-grade polysilicon, in the latest instance of tit-for-tat trade...
Nobel for quantum “parlor trick” that could make super computers
(Reuters) – A French and an American scientist won the Nobel Prize on Tuesday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which...
Tiny, new African dinosaur species unveiled
(Reuters) – A new dinosaur the size of a house cat and described as a cross between “a bird, a vampire and a porcupine” has...
Electric cars ‘pose environmental threat’
Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel-powered cars, according to new research. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology study found greenhouse...
Space shuttle Endeavour home in Los Angeles after final flight
(Reuters) – The space shuttle Endeavour touched down in Los Angeles on Friday on the back of a jumbo jet, greeted by cheering crowds as...
ALICE scientists enter primeval plasma wonderland
(Reuters) – Scientists at CERN have smashed together various particles for the first time, moving closer to learning what was in the super-hot plasma wonderland...
Insight – Neuroscience in court: My brain made me do it
(Reuters) – He was once a respected pediatrician, loved by patients and their parents for over 30 years. Now Domenico Mattiello faces trial for pedophilia,...
Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
(Reuters) – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since reaching the Red Planet to search for habitats that could...
Arctic sea ice likely to hit record low next week
(Reuters) – Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to shrink to a record small size sometime next week, and then keep on melting,...