U.S. Navy to field first laser weapon, could shoot down a drone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Monday it will deploy for the first time a laser weapon on one of its ships that could ...
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Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat abs...
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To crack human brain's code, a search for visionaries
By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To crack the code of the human brain, Cori Bargmann figures it's best to keep an open mi...
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Deadly new bird flu vindicates controversial research
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in the Dutch city of Rotterdam know precisely what i...
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Scientists home in on mysterious dark matter
By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists said on Wednesday they may be close to tracking down the mysterious "dark matter" whic...
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Scientists race to gauge pandemic risk of new bird flu
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus ...
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Sicily revokes permission for military satellite station
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - The Sicilian regional government in Italy has revoked permission for the United States to build a militar...
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Solar plane to set out to cross U.S. in early May
By Braden Reddall MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - The first crossing of the United States by a solar-powered plane is expected...
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Russian-American crew taking short cut to space station
By Steve Gutterman and Irene Klotz MOSCOW/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut took a sho...
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Scientists criticize Italy for allowing unproven stem cell therapy
By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Scientists have criticized an Italian government decree allowing a group of terminally-ill pati...
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