Tag: US scientists

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 12:39 UTC

  World oceans warming up more rapidly, caution US and Chinese scientists

  

  The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said on Thursday. The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports that suggested a so-called pause in global warming in recent years.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentine icebreaker rescues US scientists stranded in an ice island

  

  A group of US scientists who were stranded in an ice-bound island off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula were rescued on Sunday by an Argentine icebreaker, US and Argentine authorities announced Monday.

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  US scientists discover new family of antibiotics that combat drug resistant diseases

  

  US scientists have discovered a new family of antibiotics in soil samples. The natural compounds could be used to combat hard-to-treat infections, the team at Rockefeller University hopes.