Articles filed under Science
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Japan space rovers lowered to asteroid to collect dataSep 21, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese spacecraft released two small rovers on an asteroid on Friday in a mission that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system. The Japan ...
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Study of puzzling fossils confirms they came from an animalSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal. That would make it one of the earlie...
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Tossed net captures space junk in orbit-cleanup experimentSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A tossed net has managed to capture space junk in a demonstration of ways to clean up debris in orbit. In the British-led experiment, a big n...
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Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are decliningSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - OXFORD, Pa. (AP) - A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, cr...
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More mosquitoes right now? We've got bad news and good news.Sep 20, 2018 5:00 am - Mosquitoes are really bugging us, even if experts say they're out in pretty typical numbers. Trap-count data in DuPage County and other areas “is generally what we would...
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1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guestsSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Monday that he plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial trip around the moon and will invite s...
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Hurricane rating system fails to account for deadly rainSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.C. (AP) - When meteorologists downgraded Hurricane Florence from a powerful Category 4 storm to a Category 2 and then a Category 1, Wayne Mills figured he cou...
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1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guestsSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After announcing that he'll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey....
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Dinosaur hunter to headline MCC's new science speaker seriesSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Dinosaur hunter Paul Sereno will headline McHenry County College's new Liebman Science Center speaker series debuting Friday. Sereno, professor of paleontology at the Un...
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Past NASA chiefs gather for space agency's 60th anniversarySep 17, 2018 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - NASA chiefs going back 30 years have come together to mark the space agency's 60th anniversary. Five former NASA administrators joined current boss ...