Articles filed under Science
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Mysterious breeding habits of aquarium fish vex expertsOct 20, 2022 7:00 am - PENYABANGAN, Indonesia (AP) - It took a broken air conditioner for Tom Bowling to figure out - after nearly eight months of failure - how to breed the coveted pink-yello...
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Genetic twist: Medieval plague may have molded our immunityOct 19, 2022 7:00 am - Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the Black Death make us more susceptible to certain diseases today. It's...
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First Native American woman in space awed by Mother EarthOct 19, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channeling 'œpo...
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Sparkling fish, murky methods: the global aquarium tradeOct 19, 2022 7:00 am - LES, Indonesia (AP) - After diving into the warm sea off the coast of northern Bali, Indonesia, Made Partiana hovers above a bed of coral, holding his breath and scannin...
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Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family tiesOct 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females may have traveled to move in with their mates. The research used gen...
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Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smellOct 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study finds that some people really are 'œmosquito magnets'ť and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people ...
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SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year awayOct 14, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the At...
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EXPLAINER: How iodine tablets block some nuclear radiationOct 13, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure - and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation. Concer...
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Ozone hole grows this year, but still shrinking in generalOct 13, 2022 7:00 am - The Antarctic ozone hole last week peaked at a moderately large size for the third straight year - bigger than the size of North America - but experts say it's still gen...
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Scientists grow human brain cells in rats to study diseasesOct 12, 2022 7:00 am - Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. It's part of an effort to better study human br...