Articles filed under Science
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Feds begin killing barred owls to help spotted owlDec 20, 2013 3:41 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An experiment to see if killing invasive barred owls will help the threatened northern spotted owl reverse its decline toward extinction is underway ...
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Durbin, Kirk support Argonne mass transit studyDec 20, 2013 6:06 am - Illinois’ two U.S. senators say they’re supporting a proposal by Argonne National Laboratory to conduct new federal research into mass transit safety. Argonne wants to l...
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Illini grad to go for a walk in spaceDec 18, 2013 7:09 am - URBANA — A University of Illinois graduate who is an astronaut on the International Space Station is scheduled to walk in space to make repairs to a pump with a bad valv...
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Navy expands sonar testing despite troubling signsDec 15, 2013 6:18 pm - SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy plans to increase sonar testing over the next five years, even as research it funded reveals worrying signs that the loud underwater noise coul...
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Register now for Kane County Certified Naturalist programDec 13, 2013 2:56 pm - Ankle-deep in the water, a student peered into the creek. She gingerly reached for a creature crawling under the water. It disappeared under a rock. Mustering up courage...
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Geysers spotted on Jupiter’s moon EuropaDec 12, 2013 2:07 pm - Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — The search for life in the solar system took a turn Thursday with the announcement that Europa, a moon of Jupiter first discovered by Gal...
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Mild 2013 cuts Arctic a break, warming woes remainDec 12, 2013 1:01 pm - WASHINGTON — The rapid melting in the Arctic eased up this year. But the government says global warming is still dramatically altering the top of the world, reducing the...
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Geminid meteor shower ramps up Friday nightDec 11, 2013 5:18 pm - Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s time for the December sky show. The annual Geminids (JEM’-i-nids) meteor shower — the most intense of the year — will peak F...
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European probe on course for a landing on a cometDec 10, 2013 12:51 pm - BERLIN — It’s been likened to a parachutist trying to land on a mountaintop. Or a person attempting to leap from one speeding car to another. The European Space Agency i...
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NASA: Ancient Mars lake may have supported lifeDec 09, 2013 1:08 pm - LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars, which scientists say could have been a perfect spot for tiny primitive or...