Articles filed under Science
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Satellite-based radar confirms man-made Texas earthquakesSep 22, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists used radar from satellites to show that five Texas earthquakes, one reaching magnitude 4.8, were caused by injections of wastewater in drill...
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U.S. astronaut will vote from orbit if homecoming is delayedSep 22, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The lone American in orbit will end up voting for president from the International Space Station, if her homecoming is delayed. NASA astronaut...
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Students exploring science careers try hand at robotic surgery in Hoffman EstatesSep 22, 2016 5:30 am - Most of the students who got to try their hand at using a surgical robot Wednesday at Amita St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates were female. The technology beh...
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Human DNA tied mostly to single exodus from Africa long agoSep 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The genetic ancestry of people living outside Africa can be traced almost completely to a single exodus of humans from that continent long ago, new studi...
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Greenland ice loss 40 trillion pounds bigger than thoughtSep 21, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Greenland is losing about 40 trillion pounds more ice a year than scientists had thought, according to a new study that used GPS to help estimate how m...
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2016's hellish summer weather: A told-you-so climate moment?Sep 20, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - This summer's weather was relentless and hellish, crowded with the type of record-smashing extremes that scientists have long warned about. The season ...
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Earth smashes yet another heat record; 16th month in a rowSep 20, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Another month, another global heat record smashed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday said August's temperature of 61.74 de...
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NASA astronaut wears spacesuit painted by kids with cancerSep 16, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Some childhood cancer patients will chat Friday with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station wearing a hand-painted spacesuit they helped deco...
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Abbott sells eye surgery products unit to Johnson & JohnsonSep 16, 2016 1:00 am - The fate of 5,300 workers in a unit sold Friday by Libertyville Township-based Abbott could be determined when the $4.3 billion deal closes early next year. The unit, ca...
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Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on recordSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ...