Articles filed under Science
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Casual Space podcast to host live event, raising money for STORIES of Space ProjectNov 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Join the first live audience recording of the "Casual Space" podcast, a fundraising event to benefit the nonprofit "Stories of Space" project. Space enthusiasts and spac...
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Fall back: How daylight saving time can seriously affect your healthNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off...
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Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsulaNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia's sparsely populated Kamch...
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Huge rocket motors arrive at Los Angeles museum for space shuttle Endeavour displayOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Two giant rocket motors required to display the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as if it's about to blast off arrived Wednesday at a Los Angeles museum, completing ...
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How you can see an annular solar eclipse this weekendOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Weather permitting, stargazers in the metropolitan Chicago region can view an annular solar eclipse around noon Saturday. The eclipse will have its maximum point at 11:5...
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NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraftOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - NASA is showing off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — a jumble of black dust and rubble that's the most ever returned to Earth. Scientist...
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'It's a much clearer, prettier area': Libertyville High student-led Butler Lake shoreline restoration nears completionOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The last plantings of the season along the south shoreline of Butler Lake in Libertyville came with common sense advice to ensure root balls made good contact with their...
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Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19Oct 02, 2023 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in sl...
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Stargazing class in Hawthorn WoodsSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - Hawthorn Woods, an International Dark Sky Community, will be hosting stargazing classes Oct. 11 and 18. Participants will learn to operate a telescope, about night sky n...
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Goodnight, (super) moon: Harvest moon the last 'super' show of the yearSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Supermoon fans have had quite a feast for the eyes lately, with four full moons since July getting the distinction. But all that comes to an end this week, with the arri...