Articles filed under Science
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Fermilab scientist: Why I search for dark matterJul 10, 2017 5:30 am - Editor's note: Hugh Lippincott is a physicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory working on dark matter research. A Princeton graduate, he completed his Ph.D. ...
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Fun brain science at Fermilab teaches kids about helmetsJul 08, 2017 1:00 am - Getting up early to learn about the brain might be an unusual way for an 11-year-old to spend a Saturday morning, but if you're into science, it's all just great fun. Ei...
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Physicists find new particle with a double dose of charmJul 06, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have found an extra charming new subatomic particle that they hope will help further explain a key force that binds matter together. Physici...
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Vice president gets insider look at Kennedy Space CenterJul 06, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence got an insider's look at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday and promised more glory days ahead for "this gateway to t...
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SpaceX launches communication satellite on 3rd tryJul 05, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has launched a communication satellite on the third try. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off Wednesday evening from Florida's Kenne...
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Science Says: Hot dogs minus added nitrites may be no betterJun 30, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Backyard cooks looking to grill this summer have another option: hot dogs without "added nitrites." Are they any healthier? Oscar Mayer is touting it...
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Climate change up close: Southern, poor counties to sufferJun 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Poor and southern U.S. counties will get hit hardest by global warming, according to a first-of-its-kind detailed projection of potential climate chang...
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Large study links key pesticide to weakened honeybee hivesJun 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A common and much-criticized pesticide dramatically weakens already vulnerable honeybee hives, according to a new massive field study in three European...
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Clarification: Science Says-Too Hot To Fly storyJun 23, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story June 20, The Associated Press reported that airplanes take off and stay aloft because of lift, the force from the movement of air underneath...
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Total solar eclipse 1st in 99 years to sweep width of U.S.Jun 23, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - This August, the U.S. will experience its first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years. Total solar eclipses occur every year or two or th...