Articles filed under Science
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SpaceX launch delayed due to astronaut 'minor medical issue'Nov 01, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A medical issue has sidelined one of four astronauts assigned to SpaceX's upcoming flight to the International Space Station and delayed the ...
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SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, wavesOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Four astronauts...
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Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talksOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - World leaders have been meeting for 29 years to try to curb global warming, and in that time Earth has become a much hotter and deadlier planet. Trillions of tons of ic...
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China offers few new climate targets ahead of UN conferenceOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - China is offering no significant new goals for reducing climate-changing emissions ahead of the UN climate summit set to start next week in Glasgow. C...
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Solar wing jammed on NASA spacecraft chasing asteroidsOct 28, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched Lucy spacecraft, en route to explore an unprecedented numbe...
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SpaceX needs to tame toilet trouble before weekend launchOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX is taming some toilet troubles in its Dragon capsules before launching four more astronauts. The company and NASA want to make sure a...
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Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolutionOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But dur...
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Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balanceOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democr...
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Forecasters predict warmer winter for two-thirds of USOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Expect a drier, warmer winter down south and a wetter winter up north, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The National Weather Service predicted...
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Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the riseOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday. The annual reports commissioned by the medical journal Lancet...