Articles filed under Science
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Study: Pacific coast was route for colonizing the AmericasAug 10, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers have found new evidence that the first Americans migrated south from Alaska via the Pacific coast, rather than a route hundreds of miles inla...
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Space station supply run by Orbital ATK slips to Sept.Aug 10, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A space station supply run by a Virginia company has slipped to September. Orbital ATK, one of NASA's prime shippers, was supposed to return ...
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Spectacular Perseid meteor show expected this weekendAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Astronomers expect this year's Perseid meteor shower to be spectacular, with up to four times as much activity as usual. The peak of the annual show begins early Friday ...
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Study links global warming to rise in waterborne illnessesAug 08, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rising global temperatures are clearly linked to increasing waterborne food poisoning, particularly from eating raw oysters, along with other nasty inf...
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Just a burp: Intriguing hints of physics particle evaporateAug 06, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight months after raising hopes that they may have found an intriguing new particle that cannot be explained by the existing main physics theory, disa...
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Fly me to the moon: Feds OK private firm's lunar flight planAug 03, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government for the first time has given permission to a private Florida company to fly a spaceship beyond Earth's orbit and land on the moo...
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Scientists' annual physical of planet: 'Earth's fever rises'Aug 02, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth's fever got worse last year, breaking dozens of climate records, scientists said in a massive report nicknamed the annual physical for the planet...
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Study: Common pesticide appears to reduce live bee spermJul 26, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study finds that a commonly used insecticide kills much of the sperm created by male drone honey bees, one reason why the bees are dwindling. The...
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Up there: Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's heightJul 25, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - If you want to see a tall population of men, go to the Netherlands. Tall women? Latvia. And in the United States, which lags behind dozens of other count...
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Innovation aplenty at Elgin hospital tech fairJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - A nurse for almost 30 years, Dorota Czerwisnki says she has relished the chance to work with some of the most advanced robot-assisted surgery technology at Advocate Sher...