http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:15:10 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CSCI?src=RSS-SCI http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE56216F20090703?src=RSS-SCI SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:59 +0000 2009-07-03T164559Z_01_TRE5623R4_RTROPTC_0_US-AUSTRALIA-DINOSAURS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE56100F20090702?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:05:27 +0000 2009-07-02T000527Z_01_TRE56100X_RTROPTC_0_US-WILDLIFE-EXTINCTIONS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE56164S20090702?src=RSS-SCI MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:24:01 +0000 2009-07-02T202401Z_01_TRE56164T_RTROPTC_0_US-SEAGRASS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5614DL20090702?src=RSS-SCI VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and possibly repeat the mistake it made when it condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century, a Vatican official said on Thursday in a rare self-criticism. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:11:27 +0000 2009-07-02T161127Z_01_TRE5614DU_RTROPTC_0_US-POPE-SCIENCE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5606A620090701?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mexican salamanders who can re-grow amputated legs are not pulling off quite as big a biological trick as scientists had first thought, which may help doctors trying to regenerate human limbs. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:39:52 +0000 2009-07-01T233952Z_01_TRE5606A7_RTROPTC_0_US-SALAMANDERS-LIMBS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5604X920090701?src=RSS-SCI LONDON (Reuters) - As many as 30,000 different gene variations may underlie schizophrenia and bipolar disease, meaning any kind of quick test to predict either disease is a long way off, scientists said on Wednesday. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:19:11 +0000 2009-07-01T181911Z_01_TRE5604XA_RTROPTC_0_US-SCHIZOPHRENIA-GENES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE56048Z20090701?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified the early master cells that make up the human heart and said on Wednesday they could someday be used to make patches to fix damaged hearts. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:19:51 +0000 2009-07-01T171951Z_01_TRE5604E0_RTROPTC_0_US-STEMCELLS-HEART.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE5600A220090701?src=RSS-SCI LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The interplanetary space probe Ulysses officially ceased operations on Tuesday after an 18-year voyage of roughly 5.5 billion miles (8.85 billion km) and nearly three complete orbits around the sun, NASA said. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:12:40 +0000 2009-07-01T011240Z_01_TRE5600A6_RTROPTC_0_US-SPACE-SOLAR.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55T2NH20090701?src=RSS-SCI LONDON (Reuters) - Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:28:24 +0000 2009-07-01T012824Z_01_TRE5600BW_RTROPTC_0_US-SEX-FERTILITY.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55R1Q320090629?src=RSS-SCI SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:57:53 +0000 2009-06-29T095753Z_01_TRE55S1NE_RTROPTC_0_US-CANCER-AUSTRALIA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55R22O20090628?src=RSS-SCI ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict announced on Sunday that fragments of bone from the first or second century had been found in a tomb in the Basilica of St Paul in Rome, which he said confirmed the belief that it housed the apostle's remains. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:51:13 +0000 2009-06-28T195113Z_01_TRE55R22R_RTROPTC_0_US-ITALY-SAINT-BONE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55R0ZW20090628?src=RSS-SCI ROME (Reuters) - Vatican archaeologists using laser technology have discovered what they believe is the oldest image in existence of St Paul the Apostle, dating from the late 4th century, on the walls of catacomb beneath Rome. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:51:08 +0000 2009-06-28T195113Z_01_TRE55R22R_RTROPTC_0_US-ITALY-SAINT-BONE.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55R07120090628?src=RSS-SCI SYDNEY (Reuters) - Radio hams and amateur astronomers around the world spent the weekend bouncing radio conversations off the Moon to one another in commemoration of the Apollo 11 landings 40 years ago, organizers in Australia said Sunday. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:44:39 +0000 2009-06-28T114439Z_01_TRE55R0TW_RTROPTC_0_US-AUSTRALIA-MOON.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55P69520090626?src=RSS-SCI NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Three U.S. scientists are concern about the potential of people contracting Creutzfeldt Jakob disease -- the human form of "mad cow disease" -- from eating farmed fish who are fed byproducts rendered from cows. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:59:16 +0000 2009-06-26T205916Z_01_TRE55P696_RTROPTC_0_US-MAD-COW-DISEASE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55P4GU20090626?src=RSS-SCI NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Astronaut Buzz Aldrin has no regrets about being the second man to walk on the moon but admits that at the time he had made a strong case for why he should have been the one to take history's "giant leap for mankind." Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:55:41 +0000 2009-06-26T155541Z_01_TRE55P4GV_RTROPTC_0_US-BOOKS-ALDRIN.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55P2Q020090626?src=RSS-SCI DUEBENDORF, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard unveiled Friday the prototype of a solar powered plane he plans to fly around the world to highlight the potential of alternative energy sources. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:17:42 +0000 2009-06-26T141742Z_01_TRE55P3Q7_RTROPTC_0_US-SWISS-SOLAR-PLANE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55M4SS20090625?src=RSS-SCI WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the House of Representatives to pass a historic climate change bill that he said will create millions of jobs. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:40:33 +0000 2009-06-25T184033Z_01_TRE55O5DV_RTROPTC_0_US-OBAMA-CLIMATE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55O2Z620090625?src=RSS-SCI SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - Canadian farmers oppose the introduction of genetically modified wheat until market conditions change, a Canadian Wheat Board survey has found. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:43:13 +0000 2009-06-25T134313Z_01_TRE55O3A4_RTROPTC_0_US-GMO-WHEAT-SURVEY.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55O2ML20090625?src=RSS-SCI CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new understanding of the genes that make muscle cells may change the way researchers think about stem cell transplants for muscular dystrophy and muscle injuries, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:57 +0000 2009-06-25T123057Z_01_TRE55O2P8_RTROPTC_0_US-MUSCLE-CELLS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CSCI/nscienceNews_uUSTRE55O1TU20090625?src=RSS-SCI ZURICH (Reuters) - Japanese regulators approved a human growth hormone from Novartis AG, the first green light in Japan for a biosimilar or generic version of a biotech drug, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:56:01 +0000 2009-06-25T095601Z_01_TRE55O1V3_RTROPTC_0_US-NOVARTIS.XML