Articles filed under Science
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Constable: Citizen scientists research birds and beesSep 14, 2014 7:45 am - For most of human history, the best hope for a person without a Ph.D. or white lab coat to contribute to scientific research was to end up with his or her skull on a she...
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High-tech survey exposes hidden StonehengeSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - There is more to Stonehenge than meets a visitor's eye. Researchers have produced digital maps of what's beneath the World Heritage Site, using ground-penetrati...
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Zeal, devotion compels volunteers to Ebola crisisSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Working with Ebola patients in Liberia, American pediatrician Alan Jamison treated as many people as he could as the country slipped into chaos. Each d...
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Argentine dinosaur may shed light on huge beastsSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Researchers studying the remains of an enormous dinosaur - a creature that was bigger than seven bull elephants - have given it an equally colossal name: Drea...
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5 things to know about driving on marijuanaSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The legalization of recreational marijuana in two states - Colorado and Washington - and medical marijuana in more than 20 others has raised concern that th...
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Will traffic deaths rise as states legalize pot?Sep 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic ...
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Study: Action-packed TV might make you snack moreSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That's the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisure...
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Naperville family helps show that germs travel, and that's OKAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Sorry, clean freaks. No matter how well you scrub your home, it's covered in bacteria from your own body. And if you pack up and move, new research shows, y...
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In Illinois, legal users of pot can drive legally Jan. 1, if not impairedAug 22, 2014 4:30 am - On Jan. 1, Illinois residents with medical cannabis cards may purchase marijuana, use it and later drive - legally. If a card holder is pulled over, authorities must pro...
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Dinosaur footprints set for display in UtahAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - SALT LAKE CITY - A dry wash full of 112-million-year-old dinosaur tracks that include an ankylosaurus, dromaeosaurus and a menacing ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex, is...