Science
Genetics shine new light on old diseases
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lui Sang, now 81, was diagnosed with leprosy as a boy shortly after his older brother came down with the same infection, notorious for centuries for causing disfiguring skin lesions and stigma. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news [...]
read moreSix men get ready for 520-day simulated Mars trip
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six men from Russia, Europe and China are preparing to spend 520 days together in a sealed-off warren to take a simulated trip to Mars to test how long isolation would affect humans. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news [...]
read moreNASA astronauts attach new room to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA astronauts attached a Russian docking and research module onto the International Space Station on Tuesday, bringing the $100 billion complex to near completion. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreGulf looks to science to turn desert to farmland
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Gulf nations hope science will turn desert areas into arable land to boost food security and avoid the risks inherent in buying farmland abroad, industry insiders said Monday. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreShuttle Atlantis reaches space station on last trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station Sunday to deliver a new Russian module and spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after two final shuttle visits this year. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock [...]
read moreAfrica's lake Tanganyika warming fast, life dying
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Africa’s lake Tanganyika has heated up sharply over the past 90 years and is now warmer than at any time for at least 1,500 years, a scientific paper said on Sunday, adding that fish and wildlife are threatened. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap [...]
read moreScientists find tiny wallaby, spiky nosed frog in Asia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Scientists exploring a remote Indonesian forest say they have uncovered a collection of new species, including a Pinocchio-nosed frog, the world’s smallest known wallaby and a yellow-eyed gecko. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreFirst birds were poor flyers
LONDON (Reuters) – The earliest birds did not have strong enough feathers to take to the air by flapping their wings and were gliders at best, researchers said Thursday. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
read moreScientists capture more "spooky" light particles
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists working with a feature of light described by Albert Einstein as “spooky” have managed to link, or entangle, up to five particles in an advance that may lead to better measuring instruments and faster computers. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and [...]
read moreGenes explain why Tibetans thrive in high places
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Researchers have identified two genes that appear to explain why Tibetans are able to live comfortably in rarefied air at very high altitudes. Original post here Reuters: Science News For hot penny stock picks, daily small cap alerts, and stock market news alerts visit http://www.stockorange.com
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