Articles filed under Science
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What is that noise? It could be a boom from a 'frost quake.'Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am -
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'Green New Deal' tests Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clout in Democratic HouseJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Hundreds of young activists stormed Nancy Pelosi's office after Democrats won the House in November, inspired by the new hero of the left, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...
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Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaksJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It might seem counterintuitive, but the dreaded polar vortex is bringing its icy grip to parts of the U.S. thanks to a sudden blast of warm air in the ...
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Faraway space snowman is pitted and has bright 'collar'Jan 25, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The space snowman visited by NASA on New Year's Day is pitted all over and has a bright "collar" between its two fused spheres. These are the...
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On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake infoJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A tiny fraction of Twitter users spread the vast majority of fake news in 2016, with conservatives and older people sharing misinformation more, a new ...
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High heat but no record: 2018 was 4th warmest year on EarthJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - While Earth was a tad cooler last year than the last couple of years, it still was the fourth warmest on record, a new analysis shows. With the partial...
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NASA's storm-silenced rover marks 15th anniversary on MarsJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Opportunity rover is silently marking the 15th anniversary of its touchdown on Mars. The spacecraft hasn't been heard from since a glo...
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Rare pangolins languish in China wildlife rescue systemJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When Chinese police found them in the trunk of a smuggler's car, 33 of the trafficked pangolins - endangered scaly mammals from southern China - were s...
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Telescopes capture moment of impact during eclipse of moonJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers managed to capture the moment of an impact during this week's eclipsed moon. Spanish astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo of the Uni...
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Blue Origin shoots NASA experiments into space in testJan 23, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, launched NASA experiments into space Wednesday on a brief test flight. The New Shepard rocket blaste...