Articles filed under Science
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NASA spaceman back from record year flight; gives thumbs upMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with a Russi...
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The Latest: 2 spacemen headed home after year aloftMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the return of NASA's Scott Kelly and Russia's Mikhail Kornienko from a year in space (all times EST): 10:32 p.m. Astronaut Scot...
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Learn about green roofs in LibertyvilleFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Learn how green roofs are part of the solution of minimizing human impact on nature at the Green Drinks event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at O'Toole's of Libertyville...
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CLC speaker to discuss heart diseaseFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - College of Lake County will have a series of guest speakers on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The first session will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8....
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One-year spaceman sees mission as 'steppingstone' to MarsFeb 27, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - As soon as he returns from the International Space Station, NASA's first and only yearlong spaceman, Scott Kelly, will try to pop up from a l...
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UN science report warns of fewer bees, other pollinatorsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Many species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do something ab...
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Mouse sperm made in lab; technique may help with infertilityFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists have produced rudimentary mouse sperm from stem cells in the laboratory, a step that may lead to a treatment for infertile men. If the techniq...
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Just before Oscars, plant named for hero of "The Martian"Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Damon may not win the Oscar for best actor on Sunday, but the character he played in "The Martian" has gotten its own recognition. In a paper publis...
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US space-endurance champ says he could do another yearFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - America's space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, returns to Earth next week after nearly a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station....
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Seas are rising way faster than any time in past 2,800 yearsFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sea levels on Earth are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years and are accelerating because of man-made global warming, acc...