Articles filed under Science
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Stevenson senior's research aims to help find cure for COVID-19Feb 01, 2021 4:30 am - Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, researchers have been scrambling to combat the deadly virus that has claimed more than 2 million lives and infected more than 100 mil...
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Fighting climate change in America means changes to AmericaJan 30, 2021 6:00 am - Climate isn't the only thing changing. What comes next in the nation's struggle to combat global warming will probably transform how Americans drive, where they get thei...
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35 years since Challenger launch disaster: 'Never forgotten'Jan 28, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA leaders, retired launch directors, families of fallen astronauts and space fans marked the 35th anniversary of the Challenger disaster o...
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Tropical cyclones are nearing land more, except in AtlanticJan 28, 2021 6:00 am - Tropical cyclones across the globe, except Atlantic hurricanes, are moving closer to land in recent decades, a new study found. Also called typhoons, tropical cyclones g...
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Cable trouble dogs spacewalkers in European lab upgradesJan 27, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts encountered cable trouble Wednesday while attempting to make improvements to the International Space Station's Europe...
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Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations dropped 71% since 1970Jan 27, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he's describing Jedis of the ocean. "They are terrific predators, fast swimmers ...
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1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to stationJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They'll be ...
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Biden picks geneticist as science adviser, puts in CabinetJan 26, 2021 6:00 am - President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen a pioneer in mapping the human genome - the so-called 'œbook of life'ť - to be his chief science adviser an...
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Halted rocket test could stall NASA moon shot, redo possibleJan 19, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is considering a second firing of its moon rocket engines after a critical test came up short over the weekend, a move that could bump t...
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Carmel High partners with Stanford to help underrepresented students break into STEM careersJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Michelle Titterton realized while in college and after working in the energy sector for 15 years that there is a glaring scarcity of female and minority workers in engin...