Russian cargo ship destroyed after launch for Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship loaded with more than 2-1/2 tons…

Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos

MENLO PARK, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live…

SpaceX aims for December 16 return to flight, customer Iridium says

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX hopes to return its Falcon 9…

Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ adept at tree climbing as well as walking

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Scientists using sophisticated scanning technology on the fossil bones of the ancient…

Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km…

Destination Moon? Belgium joins the space race

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin helped popularize the 1950s Space Race with his iconic…

Astronauts enjoy a zero-gravity ‘Spacegiving’ dinner

(Reuters) - An international crew of astronauts celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday with a special 'spacegiving feast'…

Czech scientists develop human lung model to aid treatments

BRNO, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech scientists have developed a model of a functioning human lung…