Articles filed under Science
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Butterfield students conduct STEM experiments in LibertyvilleApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Butterfield Elementary School fourth- and fifth-grade students are tapping into their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) knowledge this week as they explor...
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Hubble Telescope finds tiny moon orbiting dwarf planetApr 26, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Chalk up a moon for the icy dwarf planet Makemake. The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a tiny, dark moon circling the dwarf planet on the...
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From tiny to titan: Baby dinosaur fossils reveal megagrowthApr 21, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Think your kids grow fast? Scientists say one dinosaur baby went from tiny to a true titan in the blink of a prehistoric eye. At birth, titanosaur babi...
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Lake Villa school goes green for Earth WeekApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Olive Martin School in Lake Villa went green this week as students participated in a variety of events in advance of Earth Day on Saturday-. "Every year, we do an Earth...
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Study: Warming giving US type of weather we prefer _ for nowApr 20, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming has mostly made the weather more pleasant for Americans over the last 40 years, which may explain why much of the public doesn't rank cl...
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Earth's hot streak continues for a record 11 monthsApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth's record monthly heat streak has hit 11 months in a row - a record in itself. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesd...
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Study: Dinosaurs were declining long before asteroid hitApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dinosaurs were in decline long before an asteroid strike polished them off about 66 million years ago, a study says. It's the latest contribution to a lo...
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Everyone lies, but politicians do it more oftenApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - This is the season of lies. We watch with fascination as candidates for the world's most powerful job trade falsehoods and allegations of dishonesty. R...
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We all lie, scientists say, but politicians even more soApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - This is the season of lies. We watch with fascination as candidates for the world's most powerful job trade falsehoods and allegations of dishonesty. R...
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Celebrate Earth Week at Oakton Community CollegeApr 17, 2016 1:00 am - Celebrate Earth Week, April 18-23, at Oakton Community College campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie, with lectures, green space restoration projects and recreational activ...