Veteran explorer stakes Russia's claim over the Arctic
By Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian polar explorer Artur Chilingarov made his name in the Soviet Union with a daring re...
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Analysis: Emerging deadly virus demands swift sleuth work
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - The emergence of a deadly virus previously unseen in humans tha...
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Crick's letter about DNA discovery to be sold at auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A letter by Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, outlining the Nobel Prize-winning achievement to his young...
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Seals take scientists to Antarctic's ocean floor
By Pauline Askin SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elephant seals wearing head sensors and swimming deep beneath Antarctic ice have helped scientis...
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White House directs open access for government research
By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has moved to make the results of federally funded research available to th...
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India to launch mission to Mars this year, says president
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will launch its first mission to Mars this year, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday, as the eme...
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"Vulcan" has big lead in bid to name Pluto's newly discovered moons
(Reuters) - "Star Trek" star William Shatner and tens of thousands of the show's fans are leading a charge to name one of Pluto's ne...
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NASA Mars rover ready to eat, analyze rock powder
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to learn if the planet ever had ingredien...
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Mini planet found far beyond Earth's solar system
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - - Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smalle...
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Subatomic calculations indicate finite lifespan for universe
By Irene Klotz BOSTON (Reuters) - Scientists are still sorting out the details of last year's discovery of the Higgs boson particle,...
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