Articles filed under Science
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Temperature spike: Earth ties record high heat May readingJun 12, 2020 7:00 am - Earth's temperature spiked to tie a record high for May, U.S. meteorologists reported Friday. Last month the global average temperature was 60.3 degrees (15.7 degrees C...
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Coronavirus disrupts global fight to save endangered speciesJun 06, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Biologist Carlos Ruiz has spent a quarter-century working to save golden lion tamarins, the charismatic long-maned monkeys native to Brazil's Atlantic ...
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SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie setsJun 06, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard. Amat...
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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide in air hits new record highJun 04, 2020 7:00 am - KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The world hit another new record high for heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite reduced emissions because of the coronaviru...
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Scientists learn how tiny critters make ocean 'snot palaces'Jun 03, 2020 7:00 am - KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - Master builders of the sea construct the equivalent of a complex five-story house that protects them from predators and funnels and filters f...
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Astronauts ring opening bell for Nasdaq from space stationJun 02, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronauts launched into orbit by SpaceX joined in the ringing of the opening bell for the Nasdaq on Tuesday to mark 'œa pivotal moment" ...
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SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contestJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA's cosmic capture-the-flag game. They quickly claimed the prize left b...
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SpaceX's historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space stationMay 31, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth...
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'Back in the game': SpaceX ship blasts off with 2 astronautsMay 30, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket ship built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commerci...
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Launch watchers return for 2nd try with patience, umbrellasMay 30, 2020 7:00 am - TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - After dodging downpours and a tornado only days earlier, Neil Wight was back at a public park Saturday hoping that rain again wouldn't prevent tw...