Articles filed under Science
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Our Milky Way galaxy is truly warped, at least around edgesFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It turns out our Milky Way galaxy is truly warped, at least around the far edges. Scientists in China and Australia released an updated 3D ...
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Correction: Moving Magnetic Pole storyFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Feb. 4 about the magnetic north pole, The Associated Press erroneously described the pole's change in speed. Its speed jumped from about 9 m...
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Wheaton College is selling rocks in April. For departing geology professor, it's a test of time.Feb 05, 2019 4:30 am - When you think of Wheaton College, here's what probably doesn't come to mind: the geology department's rock and mineral collection. In the lower level of the Meyer Scien...
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Ocean mixing that drives climate found in surprise locationJan 31, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the key drivers of the world's climate is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean where warmer and colder water mix and swirl. When scientists went ...
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What we're watching today: 'Sea smoke' on Lake MichiganJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - WGN captured some great footage of the 'sea smoke' hovering over Lake Michigan Wednesday. Check it out. ...
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What is that noise? It could be a boom from a 'frost quake.'Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am -
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'Green New Deal' tests Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clout in Democratic HouseJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Hundreds of young activists stormed Nancy Pelosi's office after Democrats won the House in November, inspired by the new hero of the left, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...
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Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaksJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It might seem counterintuitive, but the dreaded polar vortex is bringing its icy grip to parts of the U.S. thanks to a sudden blast of warm air in the ...
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Faraway space snowman is pitted and has bright 'collar'Jan 25, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The space snowman visited by NASA on New Year's Day is pitted all over and has a bright "collar" between its two fused spheres. These are the...
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On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake infoJan 24, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A tiny fraction of Twitter users spread the vast majority of fake news in 2016, with conservatives and older people sharing misinformation more, a new ...