Articles filed under Science
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More bodies found after sudden eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi, raising confirmed toll to 22Dec 05, 2023 12:00 am - BATU PALANO, Indonesia - Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weeke...
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Iceland evacuates town and raises aviation alert as concerns rise a volcano may eruptNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense ...
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Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predatorsNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds. Unfortunatel...
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Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on recordNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - This October was the hottest on record globally, 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the preindustrial average for the month - and the fifth straight month with such a ma...
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Casual Space podcast to host live event, raising money for STORIES of Space ProjectNov 07, 2023 10:00 pm - Join the first live audience recording of the "Casual Space" podcast, a fundraising event to benefit the nonprofit "Stories of Space" project. Space enthusiasts and spac...
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Fall back: How daylight saving time can seriously affect your healthNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off...
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Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsulaNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano Wednesday, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia's sparsely populated Kamch...
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Huge rocket motors arrive at Los Angeles museum for space shuttle Endeavour displayOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Two giant rocket motors required to display the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as if it's about to blast off arrived Wednesday at a Los Angeles museum, completing ...
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How you can see an annular solar eclipse this weekendOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Weather permitting, stargazers in the metropolitan Chicago region can view an annular solar eclipse around noon Saturday. The eclipse will have its maximum point at 11:5...
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NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraftOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - NASA is showing off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — a jumble of black dust and rubble that's the most ever returned to Earth. Scientist...