Articles filed under Science
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Stone Age cannibals: Hunting each other not worth the hassleApr 06, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You know those snacks that are OK if they're handy, but not worth the bother if you have to go track them down? Our Stone Age forerunners may have felt t...
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Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbitApr 05, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA announced Wednesday that astronaut Peggy Whit...
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NASA spacecraft halfway between Pluto and next smaller stopApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is now halfway between Pluto and its next much, much smaller stop. New Horizons - which reached the milestone ...
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Reused rocket back in port after satellite launch by SpaceXApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first reused rocket is back in port, five days after launching a satellite. The singed 15-story booster returned atop a barge to Flo...
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Then and now: How glaciers around the world are meltingApr 03, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Over the past decade, scientists and photographers keep returning to the world's glaciers, watching them shrink with each visit. Now they want others t...
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Correction: SpaceX Launch storyMar 31, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a story March 30 about a SpaceX launch, The Associated Press reported erroneously the height of the recycled booster rocket. It is about 1...
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Spacewalkers lose piece of shielding, use patch insteadMar 30, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts carried out an impromptu patch job outside the International Space Station on Thursday, after losing a vital piece of...
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The Latest: Spacewalking astronauts salvage job, back insideMar 30, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on a spacewalk at the International Space Station (all times local): 2:33 p.m. Two astronauts are back inside following a spacewal...
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Dirty air from global trade kills at home and abroadMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A study that measures the human toll of air pollution from global manufacturing and trade shows how buying goods made far away can lead to premature de...
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US hearing on climate science focuses on name callingMar 29, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Climate science and politics too often reverts into name calling and bullying, which can get in the way of real work. That was the only thing House Sci...