Articles filed under Science
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Winter weather both toasty and cold; a tale of 2 nationsFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - It may be hard to believe for a country that's shivering from Maine to Miami, but 2015 has gotten off to a rather toasty start. Last month was the seco...
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Rosetta space probe takes sharp, close-up images of cometFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - The European Space Agency says high-resolution images the Rosetta space probe took during a swoop close to a comet it's been tracking for months show bould...
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Study: Oklahoma's daily small quakes raise risk of big onesFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN JOSE, California (AP) - Small earthquakes shaking Oklahoma and southern Kansas daily and linked to energy drilling are dramatically increasing the chance of bigger a...
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Europe's Rosetta craft swoops for close look at cometFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - The European Space Agency has sent its Rosetta probe in for a close look at the comet it's been tracking for months, a swoop that scientists hope will prov...
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Greek archaeologists find couple locked in millennia-old hugFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Death did not part them. Archaeologists in southern Greece have discovered the grave of a man and woman buried as they died some 5,800 years ago - still...
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Researchers test brain stem device to help deaf childrenFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - At age 3, Angelica Lopez is helping to break a sound barrier for deaf children. Born without working auditory nerves, she can detect sounds for the first ti...
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Should we call the cosmos seeking ET? Or is that risky?Feb 12, 2015 10:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Astronomers have their own version of the single person's dilemma: Do you wait by the phone for a call from that certain someone? Or do you make ...
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Science for 'girly-girls' — new NIU program hits NapervilleFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - Some girls like STEM. They build robots and mix it up with the boys. They choose a STEM major and become engineers. STEM — the acronym for science, technology, enginee...
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SpaceX launches observatory on 3rd try, nixes landing testFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched an observatory inspired by former Vice President Al Gore toward a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away Wednesday. T...
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European capsule leaving space station Sat., skipping testFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A European cargo ship is set to depart the International Space Station this weekend. But it will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up the next...