Articles filed under Science
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Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genomeMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle nearly completed two decades ago. An internat...
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US astronaut ends record spaceflight with Russian ride homeMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a wor...
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Twinkle, twinkle giant star, astronomers see how far you areMar 30, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the...
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Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East AntarcticaMar 25, 2022 7:00 am - An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said ...
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Scientists figure out how vampire bats got a taste for bloodMar 25, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared the genome of common vampire ...
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Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normalMar 18, 2022 7:00 am - Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the A...
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Space telescope's image of star gets photobombed by galaxiesMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - NASA's new space telescope has gazed into the distant universe and shown perfect vision: a spiky image of a faraway star photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies. Th...
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Hot spring forecast: Drought deepens in West, flooding ebbsMar 17, 2022 7:00 am - There's no relief in sight for the West's record-shattering megadrought, which will likely only deepen this spring, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s...
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The Big Sneeze: Climate change to make pollen season nastierMar 15, 2022 7:00 am - Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain't sneezed nothing yet. Climate scientists at the University of Michigan look...
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US astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home during tensionsMar 14, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russ...