WASHINGTON, Apr. 27, 2012 (Reuters) — China's growing capabilities in space could undercut any U.S. military response if Beijing resorted to force to bring self-ruled Taiwan into its fold, a study released Friday by a congressionally mandated U.S. commission said. ...  > full story

WASHINGTON, Apr. 25, 2012 (Reuters) — The discovery this week of the fourth U.S. case of mad cow disease was one of two things for food safety experts: a validation of a decade-long focused surveillance regime or a lucky break that highlights the need to revisit previously scrapped efforts for more comprehensive surveillance. ...  > full story

LONDON, Apr. 25, 2012 (Reuters) — Scientists have called for a radical rethink of our relationship with the planet to head off what they warn could be economic and environmental catastrophe. ...  > full story

LONDON, Apr. 25, 2012 (Reuters) — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome Sciences was "full and fair" and it was the only obvious owner for the U.S. biotechnology firm. ...  > full story

HONG KONG, Apr. 24, 2012 (Reuters) — Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a "good" type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. ...  > full story

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Apr. 24, 2012 (Reuters) — Google Inc executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankrolling a venture to survey and eventually extract precious metals and rare minerals from asteroids that orbit near Earth, the company said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Apr. 23, 2012 (Reuters) — Space Exploration Technologies, a privately held firm founded and run by entrepreneur Elon Musk, is delaying its trial cargo run to the International Space Station, Musk announced Monday. ...  > full story

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — A rare daytime meteor was seen and heard streaking over northern Nevada and parts of California on Sunday, just after the peak of an annual meteor shower. ...  > full story