Articles filed under Science
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Atmospheric battle will determine where Dorian hits FloridaAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - It's a battle of mammoth meteorological forces, and at stake is where Hurricane Dorian strikes the United States. Four days before the system is expected to come ashore,...
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Idaho artifacts suggest Pacific entry for first AmericansAug 29, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've found artifacts in Idaho that indicate people were living there around 16,000 years ago, providing new evidence that the first Ame...
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Ethiopian fossil reveals face for ancestor of famed 'Lucy'Aug 28, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look millions of years into our evolutionary history - and they see a face peering back. The find, from 3.8 ...
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Banana industry on alert after disease arrives in ColombiaAug 26, 2019 7:00 am - LA GUAJIRA, Colombia - It might not be obvious at the supermarket, but the banana industry is fighting to protect the most popular variety of the fruit from a destructiv...
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Extinction bites: countries agree to protect sharks and raysAug 25, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's most awe-inspirin...
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The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefrontAug 24, 2019 6:22 am - SHANGHAI - More than a decade ago, Chinese physicist Pan Jian-Wei returned home from Europe to help oversee research into some of the most important technology of the 21...
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Seven basic questions about quantum technology, answeredAug 24, 2019 6:20 am - A look at the intense competition between China and the United States to develop quantum technology, which is based on the field of quantum mechanics and holds the promi...
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Last of its kind rocket puts GPS satellite in orbitAug 22, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A rocket that's the last of its kind delivered the newest, most powerful GPS satellite to orbit for the Air Force on Thursday. United Launch ...
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Spacewalking astronauts add parking spot to space stationAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts added another parking spot to the International Space Station on Wednesday. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Mor...
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Urgency for vaccine grows as virus ravages China's pigsAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia's pig herds. Farmers have long contained ...