LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists believe microscopic worms which are biologically very similar to humans may be the key to helping humans colonize other planets like Mars by giving clues on coping with long-term space living.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Using fungi to kill coca and other illegal drug crops would be a risky tactic, as there is not enough data about how to control these killer molds and what effect they could have on people and the environment, according to a U.S. study released Wednesday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Florida on Saturday, launching a $2.5 billion nuclear-powered NASA rover toward Mars to look for clues on what could sustain life on the Red Planet.
DALLAS (Reuters) – Shortly after Apollo 13 astronauts reported, “Houston, we have had a problem,” Commander James Lovell jotted down handwritten calculations in hopes of guiding his crew safely home.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital LLC are preparing a bid of over $20 per share for all of Yahoo Inc with the participation of the Internet company’s Asian partners, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks surged on Wednesday after major central banks agreed to make cheaper dollar loans for struggling European banks to prevent the euro-zone debt woes from turning into a full-blown credit crisis.
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s major central banks acted jointly on Wednesday to provide cheaper dollar funding to European banks facing a credit crunch as the euro zone’s debt crisis drove EU ministers to urge more IMF help to avert financial disaster.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday the U.S. economy grew moderately in recent weeks but said hiring remained anemic and housing activity impaired.
(Reuters) – Higher incentives and better model selection in November led to the best month for U.S. auto sales in more than two years.
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (IFR) – Facebook games developer Zynga Inc is seeking a lower-than-expected $10 billion valuation for its initial public offering, which is to be priced on December 15, two people close to the process said on Wednesday.
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