Articles filed under Science
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Giant iceberg blocks scientists' study of 'Doomsday Glacier'Feb 02, 2022 6:00 am - Antarctica's so-called Doomsday Glacier, nicknamed because it is huge and coming apart, is mostly thwarting an international effort to figure out how dangerously vulnera...
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Correction: Lightning record storyFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - In a story Jan. 31 about the longest lightning flash on record, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the bolt was cloud-to-cloud, several thousand feet above t...
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Measuring climate change: It's not just heat, it's humidityJan 31, 2022 6:00 am - When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds. Researchers say temperature by i...
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Study: Gas stoves worse for climate, our health than previously thoughtJan 27, 2022 6:00 am - Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they're off, a new study found. The same study th...
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Fake poop helps evicted owls settle into new neighborhoodJan 27, 2022 6:00 am - Settling into a new home can be tough for anyone. So scientists have come up with some tricks to make transplanted burrowing owls feel like they are not alone in their n...
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He won a trip to space. Then he gave it away to a friendJan 27, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - He told his family and a few friends. He dropped hints to a couple of colleagues. So hardly anyone knew that the airline pilot could have - s...
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Hot stuff: Lab hits milestone on long road to fusion powerJan 26, 2022 6:00 am - With 192 lasers and temperatures more than three times hotter than the center of the sun, scientists hit - at least for a fraction of a second - a key milestone on the l...
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New space telescope reaches final stop million miles outJan 24, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world's biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lif...
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Los Angeles weighs phasing out oil and gas drillingJan 21, 2022 6:00 am - The University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles has a lot in common with urban areas across the U.S.: A dense population with lots of businesses and housing. A cluster o...
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Rare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coastJan 19, 2022 6:00 am - Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the lar...