Earth to FEDOR: Russia launches humanoid robot into space
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian humanoid robot was making its way on Thursday to the International Space Station after blasting (More…)
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Heatwave broils eastern, central U.S., utilities poised for demand
By Barbara Goldberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A massive heat wave that has enveloped the U.S. Midwest pushed into the (More...)
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The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns
By Jake Spring
HUMAITA, Brazil (Reuters) – There are no lights in sight but the night sky glows a dusky (More…)
Russia to nuclear test ban monitor: Test accident not your business
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Kiselyova
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia told an agency that verifies a ban on nuclear tests (More…)
Plans detailed for first U.S. mission to land on moon since Apollo
By Eric M. Johnson
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The first American spacecraft expected to land on the moon in nearly 50 (More…)
Japanese researchers build robotic tail to keep elderly upright
Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, a research team at Japan’s Keio University (More…)
Heatwave caused nearly 400 more deaths in Netherlands: stats agency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular (More…)
China issues ‘red alert’ as super typhoon approaches mainland
SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s weather bureau issued a red alert early on Friday as super typhoon Lekima approached Zhejiang province (More…)
Alaska’s hottest month portends transformation into ‘unfrozen state’
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark (More…)
Floods in India kill 33, displace thousands
By Rajendra Jadhav and Derek Francis
MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Floods brought by heavy rains and overflowing rivers across large swathes (More…)
U.S. cows and pigs gorge on bakery rolls, pet food as corn prices surge
By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. farmers are feeding their livestock everything from outdated pet food and leftover bakery (More…)
