Articles filed under Science
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Space station astronauts give huge trash can the bootFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station just got a whole lot tidier. A pair of NASA astronauts released a capsule loaded with 1.5 tons of trash Frida...
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Record number of astronaut wannabes apply to NASA — 18,300Feb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space travel never looked so good. NASA announced Friday it received a record number of applicants - some 18,300 - for its next astronaut cla...
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El Nino weakens a tad, but we won't feel that for monthsFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Meteorologists see signs that the super El Nino is weakening ever so slightly, but they caution months will pass before people in the Americas will fee...
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The heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly recordFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The January figures are in, and Earth's string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out: The temperat...
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Constable: Despite Einstein theory confirmation, Argonne physicist dashes time travel hopeFeb 16, 2016 4:00 am - Last week's announcement that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory confirmed Albert Einstein's century-old theory of general relativity and proved the...
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Munn, Segel help film academy honor inventors, engineersFeb 14, 2016 6:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Subjects like rapid prototyping, 3-D texture painting and the intricacies of digital media review systems became comic material Saturday for...
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How multitalented Hinsdale South grad helped confirm Einstein's predictionFeb 14, 2016 12:00 am - Scientists last week announced they have evidence that supports the theories that 1. Black holes exist and 2. Albert Einstein was right about his 1915 theory of relativi...
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Scientists stop calling out to comet lander as hope fadesFeb 12, 2016 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - European scientists said Friday that they have stopped sending commands to the Philae space probe, which became the first to touch down on a comet more tha...
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Study: Neanderthal DNA may influence modern depression riskFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study says a person's risk of becoming depressed or hooked on smoking may be influenced by DNA inherited from Neanderthals. Researchers found evide...
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Einstein's right again: Scientists detect ripples in gravityFeb 11, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It was just a tiny, almost imperceptible "chirp," but it simultaneously opened humanity's ears to the music of the cosmos and proved Einstein right aga...