Articles filed under Science
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Caught napping: Baseball hitting, pitching sapped by jet lagJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers say they've documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more hom...
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New robotics learning lab in Prospect Hts.Jan 20, 2017 12:00 am - MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights has opened a robotics learning lab for Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 and Northwest Suburban High School District 21...
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St. Viator grad studies how coral reefs are affected by climate changeJan 18, 2017 7:00 am - Need a respite from this long, cold winter? Try placing yourself near the ocean and learning about the ecosystems of coral reefs. That's just what Katie Dziedzic is doin...
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Global warming could steal postcard-perfect weather daysJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is going to steal away some of those postcard-perfect weather days in the future, according to a first-of-its-kind projection of nice we...
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World's primates facing extinction crisis, new report saysJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Gorillas, monkeys, lemurs and other primates are in danger of becoming extinct, and scientists say it's our fault that our closest living relatives are...
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Earth sets hottest year record for third-straight time,Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino that...
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Study: Chicago could lose 9 days of nice weather each year to climate changeJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is going to steal away some of those postcard-perfect weather days in the future, according to a first-of-its-kind projection of nice we...
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Finally, an explanation of strange African 'fairy circles'?Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The forces behind the mysterious "fairy circles" that dot a desert in southern Africa do not appear to be supernatural, but they are intricate and comp...
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Budding scientists display prowess during Arlington Heights Science OlympiadJan 14, 2017 12:00 am - Not all the inventions entered in the annual Science Olympiad invitational at South Middle School in Arlington Heights looked pretty. But when it comes to these contrap...
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Spacewalking astronauts upgrade orbiting lab's power gridJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station's solar power grid got three more top-of-the-line batteries Friday during the second spacewalk in a week. Com...