Articles filed under Science
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The new buzz: Scientists are using weather radar to devise detailed bug mapsSep 23, 2019 1:00 am - As meteorologists are all too aware, not everything that shows up on their radar is related to weather. Sometimes, it's a flock of geese or a traffic jam. In other insta...
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Countries promise more aggressive action at U.N. climate summit, but is it enough?Sep 23, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Days after millions of young people took to the streets around the world to protest for more aggressive action on climate change, dozens of world leaders arri...
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Q&A: Climate activist Greta Thunberg on global strikesSep 20, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she's overwhelmed by the success of Friday's climate protests. But the 16-year-old who sparked the g...
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Climate change will grab globe's focus with summit, strikesSep 20, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Get ready to hear about global warming - or the "climate emergency " as the United Nations is calling it. In the next week, there will be climate strik...
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Brazil aims to deflect criticism over Amazon deforestationSep 20, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In July, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed global concerns about fires raging in the world's largest rainforest, saying "The Amazon is Brazi...
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What makes Impossible meat possible? A "bloody" ingredientSep 20, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What makes Impossible burgers possible? An engineered ingredient that makes the veggie patty look bloody - and one of many new concoctions food regulator...
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From DNA, scientists create skull of Neanderthal cousinSep 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've deciphered features of the skull and some other details of a mysterious, extinct cousin of Neanderthals by analyzing its DNA. The ...
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Where have the wild birds gone? 3 billion fewer than 1970Sep 19, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - North America's skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows. The new ...
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NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing by astronautsSep 18, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024. Kenneth Bowersox, acting associ...
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Coral gardeners bring back Jamaica's reefs, piece by pieceSep 17, 2019 7:00 am - OCHO RIOS, Jamaica (AP) - Everton Simpson squints at the Caribbean from his motorboat, scanning the dazzling bands of color for hints of what lies beneath. Emerald green...