Science And Health
U.S. weather satellite's launch promises 'quantum leap' in forecasts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla A U.S. weather satellite that will "revolutionize" forecasting blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Saturday, promising to deliver continuous high-definition views of hurricanes and other storms over the Western Hemisphere. | Video
China's Shenzhou 11 manned space capsule returns to Earth
BEIJING China's Shenzhou 11 space capsule landed safely in the northern region of Inner Mongolia on Friday with two astronauts aboard, state media said, completing the country's longest manned space mission to date.
Novartis backs off from 2016 date for testing Google autofocus lens
ZURICH Novartis has abandoned a 2016 goal to start testing its autofocus contact lens on people, though it said the groundbreaking product it is making with internet giant Google is "progressing steadily."
Multinational crew blasts off, bound for space station
A multinational crew, including a U.S. astronaut who is the oldest and most experienced woman to fly in space, blasted off from Kazakhstan on Thursday for the International Space Station, where it should arrive in two days, a NASA TV broadcast showed. | Video
SpaceX seeks U.S. approval for internet-via-satellite network
HOUSTON Private rocket launch service SpaceX is requesting government approval to operate a massive satellite network that would provide high-speed, global internet coverage, according to newly filed documents with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
In Belgian lab, scientists search for 'perfect' beer yeast
LEUVEN, Belgium Belgium famously produces hundreds of different beers, but that is nothing compared to the varieties of yeast used to make it - around 30,000 are kept on ice at just one laboratory by scientists seeking the perfect ingredient for the perfect brew. | Video
Europe launches four satellites for Galileo satnav system
FRANKFURT Europe launched four more Galileo satellites on Thursday, moving a step closer to having its own navigation system and marking the first time it has sent up so many satellites at once.
Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice
HOUSTON Scientists have found evidence that tiny, distant Pluto harbors a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of Earth's seas.
Online game about lost sea hero helps scientists studying dementia
LONDON An online game following the journey of an elderly former sea explorer who has lost his memories has helped scientists lead a vast international dementia study and given important preliminary results about human orientation skills.
Supermoon delights world's star gazers in full moon, eclipse combination
SYDNEY From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon - the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades - as it made its way across the skies on Sunday and Monday. | Video