Articles filed under Science
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How Willowbrook grad is working with 'a laser focus' to find COVID-19 treatmentApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - While Rob Stahelin studied chemistry as an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois-Chicago, he read “The Hot Zone,” a book about the dangers of Ebola, Marbur...
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Catch this week's supermoon, biggest and brightest of yearApr 06, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year. Not only will the moon be closer to Earth than ...
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NASA call for astronauts draws 12,000 spaceflight hopefulsApr 01, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Who wants to be an astronaut? More than 12,000 people do, resulting in NASA's second-largest group of astronaut hopefuls. NASA said Wednesda...
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Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowlyMar 27, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a...
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Space Force launches its 1st mission with virus precautionsMar 26, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The newly established U.S. Space Force launched its first national security satellite Thursday with a leaner staff because of the coronavirus...
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Health agencies: No evidence ibuprofen worsens coronavirusMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization and other leading agencies say there is no evidence to support the suggestion that ibuprofen might worsen the symptoms of COV...
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Going stir crazy? Then train like an astronaut, mimic spaceMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Isolated at home? Then train like an astronaut. That's the inspirational advice from a public engagement specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion...
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No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut launching next monthMar 19, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA astronaut who's about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the coronavirus. Chr...
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Scientists expect spring floods to be milder than last yearMar 19, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Too often disasters come in threes. But the year of global pandemic and record wildfires in Australia will not also be a year of historic floods in the...
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Stuck home? Planets, moon providing predawn entertainmentMar 18, 2020 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Stuck at home this week? The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and a crescent moon w...