Articles filed under Science
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US Southwest faces threat of megadroughts with rising tempsOct 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Already dealing with parched conditions, the U.S. Southwest faces the threat of megadroughts this century as temperatures rise, says a new study that ...
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Elon Musk's plan to deliver humans to MarsOct 01, 2016 7:20 am - GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket is grounded, after blowing up for a second time. The maiden flight of its more powerful Falcon Heavy has been delayed a...
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In his own words: Elon Musk on Mars, deadlines and 'Battlestar Galactica'Oct 01, 2016 7:18 am - GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of colonizing Mars. And for months he'd been saying he would finally provide details of his plans at...
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SpaceX's Elon Musk turns to science fiction for Mars shipSep 30, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - If SpaceX founder Elon Musk's plan to establish a city on Mars sounds like science fiction, then consider the name of his first passenger shi...
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Scientists: World likely won't avoid dangerous warming markSep 29, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A team of top scientists is telling world leaders to stop congratulating themselves on the Paris agreement to fight climate change because if more isn'...
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Study: As a species, humans inherit murderous tendenciesSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Evolution and genetics seem to have baked a certain amount of murder into humans as a species, but civilization has tamed some of the savage beast in u...
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Study may give new respect to our Milky Way neighborhoodSep 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Our corner of the Milky Way galaxy may be a bigger deal than scientists thought. The galaxy is shaped like a disk, with four major arms of stars, dust an...
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Study: Earth's roughly warmest in about 100,000 yearsSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark...
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US not on track to meet 2025 carbon pollution cutting goalSep 26, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Unless it does more, the United States probably will fall short of goals set under last year's Paris agreement to dramatically reduce emissions of heat...
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Jupiter moon may have water plumes that shoot up 125 milesSep 26, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Hubble Space Telescope has spied what appear to be water plumes on one of Jupiter's icy moons shooting up as high as 125 miles. The geysers are ap...