MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (Reuters) - Academia just turned a little more glitzy for a select group of scientists.
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Monsanto to Mexico honey farmers: Our soya seeds not to blame for woes
CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Monsanto Co on Friday denied that plantings of its genetically modified soybeans have impacted bees, led to deforestation or caused damage to the honey production industry in two Mexican states.
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Astronauts carry out marathon spacewalk to recharge cooling system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Two U.S. astronauts spent nearly eight hours spacewalking outside the International Space Station on Friday, grappling with an escape of potentially hazardous ammonia as they switched out a cooling system, NASA said.
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Monsanto to Mexico honey farmers: Our soya seeds not to blame for woes
CHICAGO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Monsanto Co on Friday denied that plantings of its genetically modified soybeans have impacted bees, led to deforestation or caused damage to the honey production industry in two Mexican states.
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Lobster Boat Catches Fire off Massachusetts
Emergency personnel are responding to a 28-foot lobster boat ablaze near Ipswich, Mass., Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
The lobster boat’s operator
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Direct-to-consumer company tests FDA’s resolve on gene testing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just as 23andMe has made peace with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, another direct-to-consumer genetics company is testing the regulatory waters with the launch of a $249 DNA test designed to predict drug response.
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Britain’s first astronaut for 24 years hopes to inspire Mars interest
LONDON (Reuters) - The man who will become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station said on Friday he hoped his mission would inspire young Britons to one day journey to Mars.
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Supersized scanner to explore the body and hunt down disease
When they were kids, Simon Cherry and Ramsey Badawi both wanted to be astronomers, unlocking mysteries in far off galaxies. That didn't work out for them. The pair still plan on unlocking mysteries but this time inside the human body.
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Big businesses back affirmative action before U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three major companies, citing the under-representation of minorities in science and technology fields, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action in university admissions in a closely watched case to be argued...
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NASA drops Boeing from space station cargo competition
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. space agency NASA has dropped Boeing Co from a multibillion-dollar competition to fly cargo to the International Space Station and will delay selecting one or more winners for about two months, officials said on Th...
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