Articles filed under Science
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Plane lands at South Pole in daring winter medical rescueJun 21, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After flying through dangerous dark and cold, a rescue plane landed Tuesday at the South Pole to evacuate a sick worker from a remote U.S. science stat...
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Sweet! Electrical trick may lead to less fat in chocolateJun 20, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Get a charge out of chocolate? New research suggests candy companies may be able to make lower fat versions of the tasty treat with a little electrical trick....
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Reusable unmanned rocket makes 4th successful Texas flightJun 20, 2016 7:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - The private space company run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has completed its fourth successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas u...
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Science teachers gather at Wheaton Warrenville South to learn modeling methodJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Phil Culcasi's high school physics notebook is filled with page after page of observations. The notebook dates to the early 1990s, when he was a student of James Stanke...
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NASA spacecraft barreling toward Jupiter for July 4 meetupJun 16, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A NASA spacecraft is bound for a Fourth of July encounter with Jupiter in the latest quest to study how the largest planet in the solar system formed ...
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Earth breaks heat record again, but not by as much as beforeJun 16, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth sizzled to its 13th straight month of record heat in May, but it wasn't quite as much of an over-the-top scorcher as previous months, federal sci...
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A crucial second note heard in soundtrack of chaotic cosmosJun 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Astronomers say they've heard the echoes of two more crashing black holes - a discovery that hints that the unseen violence of the universe may be pret...
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For the Kermit Sutra? New mating position reported for frogsJun 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This just in from the Department of Amphibian Philandering: For years, scientists have thought frogs and toads used only six positions to mate. It turns ...
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Oakton students win ban on sale of plastic water bottles on campusJun 13, 2016 11:00 pm - In response to a student lobbying effort, the Oakton Community College President's Council recently agreed to support a ban of single-use plastic water bottles on campus...
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Lights drown out Milky Way for third of world's populationJun 10, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - More than one-third of the world's population can no longer see the Milky Way because of man-made lights. Among those missing out on awe-insp...