Articles filed under Science
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ECC Foundation to honor scientist at Founders' Day eventFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - From his humble beginnings growing up on a dairy farm in Udina, Illinois, Dean Follmann's educational and professional career is punctuated by many notable accomplishmen...
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NASA about to pull plug on Mars rover, silent for 8 monthsFeb 12, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is trying one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, before calling it quits. The rover has been silent for eig...
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Heading south: Warming to change how U.S. cities feel in 2080Feb 11, 2019 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The climate in New York City in 60 years could feel like Arkansas now. Chicago could seem like Kansas City and San Francisco could get a Southern California...
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Trump's speech: Less analytical, more sure than predecessorsFeb 11, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaders are speaking far more simply and with more confidence than they did four score and seven years ago. Donald Trump's speech has accelerated that ...
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NASA's faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behindFeb 11, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The faraway space snowman visited by NASA last month has a surprisingly flat - not round - behind. New photos from the New Horizons spacecraf...
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A 'mass invasion' of polar bears is terrorizing an island town. Climate change is to blame.Feb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Fences have risen around kindergartens. Special vehicles transport military personnel to their work sites. Residents of the island settlement are afraid to leave their h...
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Fish pass mirror test, but does it mean they're self-aware?Feb 07, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists report that a fish can pass a standard test of recognizing itself in a mirror - and they raise a question about what that means. Does this dec...
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NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of 1st new astronaut capsuleFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA and SpaceX are now aiming for a March debut of the first capsule from a private company designed to fly astronauts to the International ...
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2018 was 4th warmest, but next 5 years could break recordsFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - While 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, British meteorologists are predicting the next five years will be much hotter, maybe even record-breaking....
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Tiny satellites fall silent after proving new tech at MarsFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two tiny satellites have fallen silent hundreds of millions of miles away, after proving new technology at Mars. The twin CubeSats, nicknamed...