Articles filed under Science
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Perseverance lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient lifeFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to br...
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NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yetFeb 17, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacecraft aiming to land on Mars have skipped past the planet, burned up on entry, smashed into the surface, and made it down amid a fierce ...
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Some dinosaur migration was delayed by climate, study showsFeb 16, 2021 6:00 am - Plant-eating dinosaurs probably arrived in the Northern Hemisphere millions of years after their meat-eating cousins, a delay likely caused by climate change, a new stud...
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Law enforcement diversity may improve policing, study showsFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In the last decade, high-profile police killings - including George Floyd in 2020 - have shaken the nation and led to widespread protests and calls for re...
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Mars mission inspires growing fan base back in ChinaFeb 11, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Cui Tingting dyed her hair Mars red for the arrival of China's spacecraft at the planet known in Chinese as the Fire Star. 'œThis is a great era for space...
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China spacecraft enters Mars orbit, 2nd in 2 days after UAEFeb 10, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese spacecraft entered Mars orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life...
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Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 yearsFeb 10, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument - and it still works, producing a deep...
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Arab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flightFeb 09, 2021 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanet...
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Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollenFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist in Atlanta, he told patients they should start taking their medications and prepare for the drippy, sneezy onslaught of ...
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Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick successionFeb 07, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. T...