Articles filed under Science
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Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010sJan 15, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported W...
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Trump proposes sweeping rollback of environmental oversightJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a dramatic rollback of environmental oversight, President Donald Trump took action Thursday to clear the way and speed up development of a wide range of ...
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Space-baked cookies, 'mighty' mice back on Earth via SpaceXJan 07, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound "mighty" mice and other space station experiments. SpaceX provid...
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Titanic wave of star-forming gases found in Milky WayJan 07, 2020 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers have discovered a titanic wave of star-forming gases practically right under our noses in the Milky Way. Harvard University scie...
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Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space missionDec 22, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that could h...
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Boeing crew capsule returning to Earth after aborted flightDec 21, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing aimed to bring its Starliner crew capsule back to Earth on Sunday to end its first test flight, a mission cut short by an improperly s...
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Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space stationDec 20, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort ...
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Scientists narrow age estimate for fossils of human ancestorDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they have finally calculated the age of the youngest known remains of Homo erectus, which is generally considered an ancestor of our speci...
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Boeing's Starliner crew capsule makes space debut this weekDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing's shiny new Starliner crew capsule makes its debut this week with a launch to the International Space Station, the company's last hurd...
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US finally giving boot to official foot measurementDec 14, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America. The reason? There are actually two different definitions of the...