Articles filed under Science
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Hot nights: US in July sets new record for overnight warmthAug 12, 2022 7:00 am - Talk about hot nights, America got some for the history books last month. The continental United States in July set a record for overnight warmth, providing little relie...
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Sweeping climate bill pushes American energy to go greenAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural disasters and sustained global warming, Congress hopes to make clean energy so cheap in all...
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Scientists use tiny trackers, plane to follow moths on moveAug 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Trillions of insects migrate across the globe each year, yet little is known about their journeys. So to look for clues, scientists in Germany took to th...
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Reliable Perseid meteor shower will be something to see despite full moon tonightAug 11, 2022 5:30 am - One of the best annual meteor showers to watch will be hindered this year by the bright light of a full moon, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the show, observe...
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Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humansAug 08, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders ...
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Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseasesAug 08, 2022 7:00 am - Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including m...
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EXPLAINER: On China, US and climate, action, not talk is keyAug 06, 2022 7:00 am - The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by far the two biggest carbon polluters, made deals with eac...
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South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country's 1stAug 05, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satelli...
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Forecasters trim hurricane season outlook a bit, still busyAug 04, 2022 7:00 am - This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and others say. The National...
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Chances of climate catastrophe are ignored, scientists sayAug 01, 2022 7:00 am - Experts are ignoring the worst possible climate change catastrophic scenarios, including collapse of society or the potential extinction of humans, however unlikely, a g...