Articles filed under Science
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The heat goes on: June toastiest on record, July may followJul 17, 2019 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The heat goes on: Earth sizzled to its hottest June on record as the climate keeps going to extremes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Th...
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Winners overlook rigged games' lack of fairness, study findsJul 16, 2019 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - When it comes to fairness and privilege, a new study finds it really is not about how you play the game. It's about whether you win or lose. A new experimen...
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Scientists find new way to kill disease-carrying mosquitoesJul 16, 2019 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for lar...
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Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years laterJul 16, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Al...
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The Latest: Florida paper prints retro Apollo 11 front pageJul 16, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (all times local): 1:30 p.m. The Orlando Sentinel commemorated the 50th anni...
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SpaceX: Leaky valve caused crew capsule to explode in testJul 15, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A leaky valve caused a SpaceX crew capsule to explode during a ground test back in April, destroying the spacecraft and dealing a blow to the...
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Apollo 11 moon landing had thousands working behind scenesJul 15, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It took 400,000 people to put Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon a half-century ago. That massive workforce stretched acr...
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Apollo 11's 'amiable strangers' Armstrong, Aldrin, CollinsJul 13, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Mission commander Neil Armstrong was the flying ace, Buzz Aldrin the scholar. Michael Collins was a crack test pilot, too, but also a wordsmi...
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Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another worldJul 13, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in the streets and the widening of the generation gap, men from pla...
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Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another worldJul 13, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in the streets and the widening of the generation gap, men from pla...