Articles filed under Science
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New fossils push 'hobbit' story back to 700,000 years agoJun 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Scientists say new fossil finds on an Indonesian island have revealed ancestors of the "hobbits," our extinct, 3½ -foot-tall evolutionary cousins that gained ...
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Bison, birds and bugs at Fermilab's Family Outdoor Fair June 12Jun 06, 2016 11:00 pm - What could be better than spending a fun-filled day outdoors and learning about natural science at the same time? For the ninth year in a row, Fermi National Accelerator...
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Astronauts enter world's first inflatable space habitatJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space station astronauts opened the world's first inflatable space habitat Monday and floated inside. NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams swung o...
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Correction: Coral Death storyJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story June 1 about coral death around Jarvis Island, The Associated Press misidentified another island that also has dead coral. The island is Kir...
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Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in EurasiaJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The long-debated question of where dogs first appeared has always been complex, and now a new study suggests it may have two answers. Dogs arose from the...
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Scientists propose project that includes making human DNAJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists proposed a long-term project Thursday that involves creating DNA blueprints for making human beings, a prospect some observers find troubling....
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SpaceX's 4th recovered rocket arrives leaning on bargeJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Call it the Leaning Tower of SpaceX. SpaceX's fourth recovered rocket returned to shore Thursday, leaning to one side but still standing tall...
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Studies in physics, brain science earn $1 million awardsJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nine scientists will share three $1 million prizes for discoveries in how the brain can change over time, how to move individual atoms around and how Alb...
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Cosmic curveball: Is the universe expanding even faster?Jun 02, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Astronomers thought they had a handle on how the universe ticks, but the cosmos may be toying with them. A team of astronomers has calculated that the ...
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NASA successfully inflates new space station roomMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA successfully inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, producing the world's first pump-it-up comp...