Articles filed under Science
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NASA hits snag while inflating new room at space stationMay 26, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA hit a snag while trying to inflate an experimental room at the International Space Station on Thursday and put everything on indefinite ...
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Why the tiny fruit fly has giant sperm: Size matters to herMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - For a long time, the debate has gone on: Does size matter to females? Biologists now say, definitively, that it does. Among fruit flies. At issue is the fru...
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NASA's yearlong spaceman still has sore feet, fatigueMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's yearlong spaceman still is nursing sore feet, stiff legs and fatigue, even after nearly three months back on Earth. Retired astronaut ...
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New cloud formation discovery may lessen warming forecastMay 25, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new discovery about how clouds form may scale back some of the more dire predictions about temperature increases caused by man-made global warming. T...
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Wright Junior High science team honored for national titleMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - The members of the national-champion Science Olympiad team from Wright Junior High School were honored by their peers and teachers Wednesday during an assembly at the Li...
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Argonne launching first technology incubator for clean energy ideasMay 24, 2016 1:00 am - Ideas for the clean energy of the future could find a launchpad at a new program at Argonne National Laboratory near Darien. Chain Reaction Innovators is seeking scienc...
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Carbon dioxide levels jump by record amount due to El NinoMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped by the biggest amount on record last month, a rise amplified by El Nino, scientists say. C...
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Mars, Earth, sun line up perfectly in sky this weekendMay 19, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Last week, Mercury stole the show. Now it's Mars' turn. On Sunday morning, Mars, Earth and the sun will line up perfectly in the sky. This once-ev...
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Stuck on hot: Earth breaks 12th straight monthly heat recordMay 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth's heat is stuck on high. Thanks to a combination of global warming and an El Nino, the planet shattered monthly heat records for an unprecedented...
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Report: Genetically altered food safe but not curing hungerMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Genetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment, a high-powered science advisory board declared in a report Tuesday....