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With genome deciphered, experts aim to swat dreaded tsetse fly

May 14, 2019 at 12:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists has deciphered the genetic code of the tsetse fly, the bloodsucking insect that spreads deadly African sleeping sickness, with the hope that...

Jaws, the prequel: Scientists find the ‘Model T Ford’ of sharks

May 14, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You've heard of the Model T Ford, the famed early 20th-century automobile that was the forerunner of the modern car. But how about the Model T shark?...

Oh baby: Scientists find protein that lets egg and sperm hook up

May 14, 2019 at 12:54 a.m.

You can forget about the birds and the bees. If you really want to learn how babies are made, you need to know about Juno and Izumo. Fertilization takes place...

Oh baby: Scientists find protein that lets egg and sperm hook up

August 24, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.

You can forget about the birds and the bees. If you really want to learn how babies are made, you need to know about Juno and Izumo. Fertilization takes place...

Jaws, the prequel: Scientists find the ‘Model T Ford’ of sharks

November 3, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You've heard of the Model T Ford, the famed early 20th-century automobile that was the forerunner of the modern car. But how about the Model T shark?...

Shoo fly: pesky insect escapes using fighter jet maneuvers

August 24, 2021 at 10:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What does a tiny fruit fly have in common with the world's most advanced fighter jets like the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor? More than you might...

Extinct Australian predator was fierce but no Tasmanian devil

August 24, 2021 at 10:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fox-sized marsupial predator that roamed Australia from about 23 to 12 million years ago had plenty of bite to go along with its bark. But while...

Lawsuit over American drone strikes dismissed by U.S. judge

August 24, 2021 at 10:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by the families of three American citizens killed by U.S. drones in Yemen, saying...

Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War POW and U.S. senator, dies

December 23, 2018 at 5:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremiah Denton, a former U.S. senator who was held as a prisoner of war by North Vietnam for more than seven years and revealed his treatment by...

Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War POW and U.S. senator, dies

November 3, 2021 at 8:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeremiah Denton, a former U.S. senator who was held as a prisoner of war by North Vietnam for more than seven years and revealed his treatment by...

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