Articles filed under Science
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Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are decliningSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - OXFORD, Pa. (AP) - A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, cr...
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More mosquitoes right now? We've got bad news and good news.Sep 20, 2018 5:00 am - Mosquitoes are really bugging us, even if experts say they're out in pretty typical numbers. Trap-count data in DuPage County and other areas “is generally what we would...
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1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guestsSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Monday that he plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial trip around the moon and will invite s...
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Hurricane rating system fails to account for deadly rainSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.C. (AP) - When meteorologists downgraded Hurricane Florence from a powerful Category 4 storm to a Category 2 and then a Category 1, Wayne Mills figured he cou...
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1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guestsSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After announcing that he'll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey....
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Dinosaur hunter to headline MCC's new science speaker seriesSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno will headline McHenry County College's new Liebman Science Center speaker series debuting Friday. Sereno, professor of paleontology at the Un...
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Past NASA chiefs gather for space agency's 60th anniversarySep 17, 2018 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - NASA chiefs going back 30 years have come together to mark the space agency's 60th anniversary. Five former NASA administrators joined current boss ...
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Latest: SpaceX moon passenger to invite artists on journeySep 17, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on SpaceX's announcement of the first private moon flight passenger (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says h...
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SpaceX changes plans to send tourists around the moonSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX said it has signed the first private moon traveler, with some changes to its original game plan. The big reveal on who it is - and whe...
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AP Explains: How hurricanes unleash lethal storm surgesSep 14, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Behold the awesome power of water. Already the ocean is swallowing beaches, roads and anything else in the way of Hurricane Florence's monstrous storm surge...