Articles filed under Science
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Meet Octobot, a robot that's a real softie, and cheapAug 24, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest revolutionary robot isn't the metallic, costly machine you'd expect: It's squishy like Silly Putty, wireless, battery-less and made for penn...
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Spacewalking astronauts install new front door for visitorsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welco...
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The beat and heat goes on: NOAA says July hottest on recordAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More federal scientists have confirmed we just sweated through Earth's hottest month on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cal...
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NASA: Last month was Earth's hottest in recorded historyAug 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA. Even after the fading of a strong El Nino, which spikes global temperat...
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Junk food fight: Science tests how birds compete for CheetosAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the early bird that gets the Cheetos. But it's the bigger bird that steals it away. Behavioral ecologist Rhea Esposito used the snack food to see ...
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Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backboneAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the cold waters of the Arctic, a denizen of the deep lurked for centuries. Now scientists calculate that this female Greenland shark was the Earth's...
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These animals outlive humans: Top 10 longest living crittersAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More than a dozen animals live longer than we do. A new study estimates that at least one Greenland shark lived about 392 years, making it the longest-...
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Study: Pacific coast was route for colonizing the AmericasAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers have found new evidence that the first Americans migrated south from Alaska via the Pacific coast, rather than a route hundreds of miles inla...
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Outburst of shooting stars up to 200 mph - meteors per hourAug 10, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The heavens will be bursting with shooting stars this week. Thursday night into early Friday, the annual Perseid (PUR'-see-ihd) meteor shower...
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Study: Pacific coast was route for colonizing the AmericasAug 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers have found new evidence that the first Americans migrated south from Alaska via the Pacific coast, rather than a route hundreds of miles inla...