Articles filed under Science
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Chinese treated to clear views of another supermoonDec 13, 2016 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Another supermoon has landed in the skies over China. The moon shone brightly Tuesday night in Beijing, as the smog that often blankets China's capital an...
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Arctic's year of crazy extremes as warming hits overdriveDec 13, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Warming at the top of the world has gone into overdrive, happening twice as fast as the rest of the globe, and extending unnatural heating into fall an...
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Geminids meteor shower peaks Tuesday amid full moonDec 12, 2016 6:00 am - The Geminids meteor shower hits its peak on Tuesday, but a full moon will outshine the celestial show this year. NASA says the Geminids are one of the best and most reli...
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Japan launches much-needed supplies to space stationDec 09, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A Japanese capsule blasted off with much-needed supplies for the International Space Station on Friday, a week after a Russian shipment was d...
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SpaceX's 1st launch since rocket blast now bumped to JanuaryDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first launch since a rocket explosion at the pad has slipped to January. The company said Wednesday it needs more time. So instead o...
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Giraffes, rarer than elephants, put on extinction watch listDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just...
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Arctic sea ice hits record monthly low for 7th time in 2016Dec 06, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Though this is when the Arctic is supposed to be refreezing, scientists say sea ice there hit record low levels for November. In the crucial Barents Se...
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Study: Warming to trigger 3 times as many downpours in USDec 05, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Extreme downpours - like those that flooded Louisiana, Houston and West Virginia earlier this year - will happen nearly three times as often in the Uni...
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Buzz Aldrin: Altitude sickness forced South Pole evacuationDec 03, 2016 6:00 am - CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Buzz Aldrin said he was evacuated from the South Pole last week because he became short of breath and began showing signs of altitude si...
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Buzz Aldrin gets visit from NASA after polar evacuationDec 02, 2016 6:00 am - CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Buzz Aldrin had an unexpected bedside visit from NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman on Saturday as he continued to recover in a New Z...