Articles filed under Science
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EXPLAINER: What's making mid-Atlantic songbirds sick?Jul 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A mysterious ailment has sickened and killed thousands of songbirds in several mid-Atlantic states since late spring. While scientists are still racing...
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Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: 'Best day ever!'Jul 21, 2021 7:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company's first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a we...
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'Best day ever!': Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocketJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas - Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company's first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to...
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A potential lifesaver: Winfield hospital to study drug for deadliest type of strokeJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - Back in the '90s, a breakthrough drug revolutionized the treatment of strokes caused by a clot in a blood vessel to the brain. More recently, doctors added catheter proc...
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EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos will soar into spaceJul 18, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for T...
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Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study showsJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - What makes humans unique? Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise compari...
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Hubble Space Telescope fixed after month of no scienceJul 16, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark ...
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18-year-old joining Blue Origin's 1st passenger spaceflightJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82....
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Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries outJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain why it got t...
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She was 'wide-eyed' about science. Now this Glenbrook North grad has flown to outer space.Jul 14, 2021 5:00 am - A wide-eyed optimist, earnest and tenacious in her love for science. That's how a former Glenbrook North High School science teacher describes Beth Moses, the chief ast...