Scientists reveal secrets of Earth’s magnificent desert star dunes
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - They are among the wonders of our deserts: star dunes, the vaguely pyramid-shaped sand formations up to about 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall with arms stretching out from a central peak to give them a star-like
Scientists assert ‘alien mummies’ in Peru are really dolls made from Earthly bones
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - A pair of "alien mummies" that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru's capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were described as
Scientists surprised by source of largest quake detected on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On May 4, 2022, NASA's InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars, one with a 4.7 magnitude - fairly modest by Earth standards but strong for our planetary neighbor. Given Mars lacks the
Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries
By Ludwig Burger, Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines, won the 2023 Nobel Prize
Scientists solve the genetic puzzle of sex-related Y chromosome
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding the human genome - our genetic blueprint - by fully deciphering the enigmatic Y chromosome present in males, an achievement that could help guide research on
Scientists discover that universe is awash in gravitational waves
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists on Wednesday unveiled evidence that gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, are permeating the universe at low frequencies - creating a cosmic
Scientists grow sea stars in lab to understand mass die-off along Pacific Coast
Sunflower sea stars seen in an enclosure at University of Wasington’s Friday Harbor Marine Lab in Friday Harbor, Washington, U.S., February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight By Matt McKnight FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (Reuters) - A few hours from Seattle at a location
Scientists discover hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador’s Galapagos
Members of a team of researchers from the Galapagos National Park measure a hammerhead shark, after discovering a shark nursery off Isabela Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador, in this photo delivered by Galapagos National Park newsletter on December 16, 2022.