Articles filed under Science
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Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasionsOct 02, 2012 6:08 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal grants will support stepped-up research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and plant species, with specia...
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‘Genius grant’ of $500,000 for Glenbard West alumnaOct 02, 2012 1:34 pm - Bioengineer Melody Swartz got a surprise phone call three weeks ago informing her she had been selected to receive a “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. Mac...
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Streep attracts hundreds to suburban epilepsy benefitSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - Meryl Streep said she has heard the same story for nearly 20 years. She comes across tales of children with pediatric epilepsy, suffering from multiple seizures per day ...
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Making hummingbird video no easy featSep 20, 2012 9:00 am - Recording audio of the ruby-throated hummingbird proved to be harder than capturing photographs of the 3-inch bird in mid-flight. For six years I have photographed a hum...
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Drought forcing hummingbirds into suburban backyard gardensSep 20, 2012 9:00 am - Suburban residents may have noticed an influx of ruby-throated hummingbirds flitting around their backyards this summer. The small birds are looking for food in new plac...
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Monarchs capture the imagination of 7th-grade science classSep 17, 2012 3:00 pm - Nancy Gottung opened her seventh-grade science class last week with this rather unusual request: “Raise your hands if you want to have honey put on your nose — for the b...
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Aldrin visits Schaumburg students at namesake schoolSep 17, 2012 3:00 pm - Buzz Aldrin in Schaumburg says shoot for Mars
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New DNA encyclopedia shows complex inner workingsSep 05, 2012 7:01 pm - NEW YORK — A colossal international effort has yielded the first comprehensive look at how our DNA works, an encyclopedia of information that will rewrite the textbooks ...
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Slate explainer: Are hippos mean to each other?Sep 03, 2012 8:00 am - A South African hippopotamus known as Solly died last week after spending three days trapped in a swimming pool. Solly had reportedly been forced out of his herd by more...
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How about a cure for West Nile?Aug 26, 2012 4:40 am - I’m curious. Every year now we are alerted to the threat of West Nile virus both in humans and especially birds. Though the number is not large, I doubt if those who hav...
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