Articles filed under Science
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August's supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles. Here's how to watchAug 15, 2024 10:27 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Stargazers can catch the first a...
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The Perseids are here. Here's how to see the 'fireballs' of summer's brightest meteor showerAug 08, 2024 9:13 am - WASHINGTON — The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It's one of t...
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Two meteor showers will flash across the sky around the same time in late JulyJul 29, 2024 10:26 am - Get ready for a meteor shower doubleheader. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks in late July. And this year, it will coincide with a second smaller meteor sh...
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Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on EarthJul 24, 2024 7:19 am - Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States contin...
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Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster listJul 23, 2024 7:33 am - Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentu...
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June sizzles to 13th straight monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won'tJul 08, 2024 7:24 am - Earth's more than yearlong streak of record-shattering hot months kept on simmering through June, according to the European climate service Copernicus. There's hope that ...
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Asteroids approaching Earth this week — but don’t panicJun 26, 2024 7:34 pm - Five asteroids will pass Earth in the days before International Asteroid Day on Sunday.
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Emerald ash borer continues spread through Illinois; Extension can help manageJun 18, 2024 6:41 pm - The death of mature ash trees affected by the emerald ash borer has left a void in local forests, parks, and backyards, and the invasive insect is still spreading across Illinois.
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It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat than women, study saysJun 17, 2024 7:14 am - Vacationing in Chicago this week from Europe, Jelle den Burger and Nirusa Naguleswaran grabbed a bite at the Dog House Grill: a classic Italian beef sandwich for him, gri...
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AP analysis finds 2023 set record for U.S. heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heatJun 02, 2024 6:00 am - The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.