Articles filed under Science
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EPA knew of 'blowout' risk for tainted water at gold mineAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. officials knew of the potential for a catastrophic "blowout" of toxic wastewater from an inactive gold mine, yet appeared to have only a cursory plan t...
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Between eye surgeries in Haiti, Paul talks 2016 challengesAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - CAP-HATIEN, Haiti - Mathieux Saint Fleur has been virtually blind for two decades. In less than 24 hours, he will see again. As the 75-year-old Haitian patient lies on a...
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Kildeer Girl Scout creates public garden devoted to butterfliesAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - The nearly 50 acres of the Reed Turner Woodlands in Long Grove feature a multitude of wildflowers and native grasses, not to mention more than 100 varieties of birds. Bu...
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How cleaner cow burps could help fight climate changeAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - First, let's get one thing straight. Despite what you may have heard, it is cow burps, not cow farts, that are the real climate change problem. Here's how it works: Cows...
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Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal controlAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Saturday placed a major archaeological site in Crimea, which he has hailed as the country's most sacred spiritual symbol, u...
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Experimental Ebola vaccine highly effective in early trialsJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - LONDON - An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to in...
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Fermilab wants to restore 'sense of grandeur' with new buildingJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - As Fermilab celebrates turning 50 in 2017, "It is time to renew and rejuvenate," CEO Tim Meyer says. He and other Fermilab officials were thrilled to learn the federal g...
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'Hamilton' cast 'thrilled' after Obama and his girls see playJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The current American president took a trip back in time Saturday to visit some of the country's early leaders in the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" on Broadway, l...
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Do these 8 things and you will be more creative and insightful, neuroscientists sayJul 11, 2015 7:35 am - Tests of human intelligence show that as IQ, the measure of our analytical thinking skills, appears to be on the rise, creative thinking may be on the wane as our hyper-...
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Why we're so scared of GMOsJul 11, 2015 7:00 am - When Chipotle announced earlier this year that it would no longer serve food made with genetically modified organisms due to safety concerns, customers rejoiced. But the...