Reuters: Science News

Can money buy happiness? Maybe, up to $75,000

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:30:25 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can money really make you happy? Not really, but up to about $75,000 a year can ease the pain of life's stresses, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Great apes protected as EU restricts animal testing

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:40:17 -0400

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Primates, including mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- have gained new protection after the European Parliament backed a clampdown on animal testing.

Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:41:18 -0400

OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.

Diverse water sources seen key to food security

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:28:12 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:08:52 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

Wheat genome work just at initial stage: scientists

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:17:17 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said on Tuesday.

Study finds first genetic link to common migraine

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:22:53 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks.

U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to science

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:05:35 -0400

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body.

Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:14:12 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields.

Space-based detector could find anti-universe

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:48:10 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wednesday.