Articles filed under Science
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Gun violence researchers becoming an endangered speciesOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Amid the bloodbaths of 21st-century America, you might think that there would be a lot of research into the causes of gun violence, and which policies work be...
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Study: Eurasian farmers migrated to Africa 3,000 years agoOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Scientists say they have extracted ancient DNA from the skull of a man buried in the highlands of Ethiopia 4,500 years ago that supports the theory that Eu...
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Scientists: Major coral bleaching crisis spreads worldwideOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The bleaching of colorful coral is spreading into a worldwide, devastating crisis, scientists say, and they predict it will likely get worse. Triggered...
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Blue sky and red ice at Pluto, NASA spacecraft discoversOct 08, 2015 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The sky over Pluto may not be sunny but it's undoubtedly blue. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft discovered Pluto's blue sky during the historic...
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Korean energy economist to head UN climate science panelOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A South Korean professor of climate change economics will lead the Nobel Prize-winning group of climate scientists who keep track of global warming. Ho...
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Fermilab's giant magnet passes test after cross-country moveOct 06, 2015 5:00 am - A huge collective sigh of relief emanated from scientists, engineers and construction workers three weeks ago at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. For th...
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NASA releases best photos yet of Pluto's jumbo moon, CharonOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Pluto's big moon, Charon, is being revealed in all its rugged glory. NASA released the best color pictures yet of Charon on Thursday. The ima...
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Hurricane, rainstorm over Carolinas locked in a dangerous danceOct 01, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hurricane Joaquin is locked in a dance with an extraordinarily heavy rainstorm that is already drenching the Carolinas. As the two draw closer together over...
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Oswego teen scientist wins medal creating 'next-generation' biofuelOct 01, 2015 5:00 am - Seventeen-year-old Tavis Reed is determined to make a difference in the world by helping mitigate or even repair environmental damage — and he's already on his way, havi...
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Rosetta comet likely formed from 2 separate objectsSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - When the Rosetta space probe sent back its first close-up pictures of a comet last year, scientists got a bit of a surprise: Instead of the ball of rock an...