Articles filed under Science
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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 ...
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Earth's future is being written in fast-melting GreenlandAug 20, 2019 7:00 am - HELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland - This is where Earth's refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise. New York University air and ocean scien...
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Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacierAug 18, 2019 7:00 am - OKJOKULL GLACIER, Iceland (AP) - It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandi...
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NASA picks Alabama's 'Rocket City' for lunar lander jobAug 16, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA picked Alabama's "Rocket City" on Friday to lead development of the next moon lander for astronauts. Marshall Space Flight Center in Hun...