Articles filed under Science
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Trump announces plans for Pentagon to create 'Space Force'Jun 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Monday he is directing the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" as an independent military service branch aimed at e...
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NASA's record-breaking spacewoman retires as astronautJun 15, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired Friday less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight. She's...
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Spacewalking astronauts set up TV cameras for arriving shipsJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts set up TV cameras Thursday for new crew capsules set to arrive in coming months. The International Space Station's co...
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Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid peopleJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says. Scientists have long known that human activity disrupts ...
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NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm envelops MarsJun 13, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blott...
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Antarctica's ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than beforeJun 13, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The melting of Antarctica is accelerating at an alarming rate, with about 3 trillion tons of ice disappearing since 1992, an international team of ice ...
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Hottest thing on earth? Oozing melted rockJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - "What is the hottest thing on Earth?," asked a young patron attending the Write Away program at Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. Oozing melted rock that pulse...
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Sexual harassment rampant in science, culture change urgedJun 12, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sexual harassment is rampant in academic science, and colleges and universities that train new scientists need a system-wide culture change so women wo...
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True fishing expedition reveals which species live in Spring CreekJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Barrington Hills' Sanfilippo estate is a popular venue for elegant, charitable fundraising parties, but Tuesday it was all about scientific research in the property's sp...
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New Mars discoveries advance case for possible lifeJun 07, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - New Mars discoveries are advancing the case for possible life on the red planet, past or even present. Scientists reported Thursday that NASA...