Articles filed under Science
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3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virusOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough that led to cures for the deadly...
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Nobel Prizes and COVID-19: Slow, basic science may pay offOct 03, 2020 7:00 am - While the world wants flashy quick fixes for everything, especially massive threats like the coronavirus and global warming, next week's Nobel Prizes remind us that in s...
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Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space stationOct 02, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbo...
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Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toiletOct 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's first new space potty in decades - a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women - is getting a not-so-dry run at the Internat...
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Space station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeupSep 29, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by as...
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Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on MarsSep 28, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars' South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming ...
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Gurnee library to host climate change talkSep 27, 2020 1:00 am - The Warren-Newport Library will host a virtual event on the science of climate change as part of their "WNPL at home" programming. The talk will be led by Michelle Nicho...
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Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problemSep 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus take turns sitting in a chair and putting their faces into the big end of a lar...
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New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levelsSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a heal...
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NASA astronaut plans to cast her ballot from space stationSep 25, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - NASA astronaut Kate Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that she plans to cast her next vote from space '“ more than 200 miles above Earth. Rubins ...