Articles filed under Science
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NASA: Global warming is now changing how Earth wobblesApr 08, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is shifting the way the Earth wobbles on its polar axis, a new NASA study finds. Melting ice sheets - especially in Greenland - are chan...
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Space station getting inflatable room, a cosmic 1stApr 07, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It's a technology demo meant to pave the way ...
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Another study says warming may be worse than experts thinkApr 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Most computer simulations of climate change are underestimating by at least one degree how warm the world will get this century, a new study suggests. It al...
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Scientists blame El Nino, warming for 'gruesome' coral deathApr 06, 2016 7:00 am - The coral on the sea floor around the Pacific island of Kiritimati looked like a boneyard in November - stark, white and lifeless. But there was still some hope. This mo...
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WildStang robotics team advances to championshipsApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214's WildStang robotics team advanced to the FIRST Robotics Championship competition in St. Louis after placing second at region...
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Fever: Federal report says global warming making US sickApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Man-made global warming is making America sicker, and it's only going to get worse, according to a new federal government report. The 332-page report i...
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Fermilab still 'crucial partner' in particle researchApr 03, 2016 1:00 am - Scientists and researchers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia still play a key role in particle physics research, even though a new particle acceler...
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Blue Origin successfully tests same rocket for third timeApr 02, 2016 7:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - A private space company completed its third successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas with the same vehicle it used during ...
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Oakton installs WeatherBug weather stationMar 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College recently installed a WeatherBug weather station, camera and web-based educational software tools allowing students, meteorological teams across ...
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Study: Indonesia "hobbit" fossils older than first thoughtMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It was a spectacular discovery: Fossil remains in an Indonesian cave revealed a recent relative of modern humans that stood about 3 feet tall. The creatu...