Articles filed under Science
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New cloud formation discovery may lessen warming forecastMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new discovery about how clouds form may scale back some of the more dire predictions about temperature increases caused by man-made global warming. T...
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Wright Junior High science team honored for national titleMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - The members of the national-champion Science Olympiad team from Wright Junior High School were honored by their peers and teachers Wednesday during an assembly at the Li...
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Argonne launching first technology incubator for clean energy ideasMay 24, 2016 1:00 am - Ideas for the clean energy of the future could find a launchpad at a new program at Argonne National Laboratory near Darien. Chain Reaction Innovators is seeking scienc...
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Carbon dioxide levels jump by record amount due to El NinoMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped by the biggest amount on record last month, a rise amplified by El Nino, scientists say. C...
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Mars, Earth, sun line up perfectly in sky this weekendMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Last week, Mercury stole the show. Now it's Mars' turn. On Sunday morning, Mars, Earth and the sun will line up perfectly in the sky. This once-ev...
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Stuck on hot: Earth breaks 12th straight monthly heat recordMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth's heat is stuck on high. Thanks to a combination of global warming and an El Nino, the planet shattered monthly heat records for an unprecedented...
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Report: Genetically altered food safe but not curing hungerMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Genetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment, a high-powered science advisory board declared in a report Tuesday....
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International Space Station makes 100,000th orbit of EarthMay 16, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It's 100,000 laps around Earth and counting for the International Space Station. The space station reached the orbital milestone - 17 ˆ½ year...
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Stevenson senior wins science prizeMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Stevenson High School senior Rebecca Nelson won an award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Festival in Phoenix, school officials announced Monday. Nelso...
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Scientists say they've built an engine a million times smaller than an antMay 14, 2016 6:33 am - Picture an ant. It's fuzzy, black and small, maybe a fifth of an inch long - and capable of carrying up to 50 times its own body weight. Now envision a powerful motor a ...