Articles filed under Science
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Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than thoughtApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth's glaciers are melting much faster than scientists thought. A new study shows they are losing 369 billion tons of snow and ice each year, more th...
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Brain zaps boost memory in people over 60, study findsApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Zapping the brains of people over 60 with a mild electrical current improved a form of memory enough that they performed like people in their 20s, a new study...
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Spacewalking astronauts tackle battery, cable workApr 08, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts completed battery and cable work outside the International Space Station on Monday despite communication trouble that...
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Fermilab offers students chance to learn about STEM careersApr 07, 2019 11:00 pm - How does one go about becoming a scientist? What courses in college will help you become a mechanical engineer? What opportunities are available for math majors? What is...
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Meow hear this: Study says cats react to sound of their nameApr 03, 2019 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Hey Kitty! Yes, you. A new study suggests household cats can respond to the sound of their own names. No surprise to you or most cat owners, right? But Japane...
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More delays for Boeing's new space capsule for astronautsApr 03, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts faces more launch delays. The Starliner capsule was supposed to make its debut this month, after a ...
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No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn't get the jokeMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - A robot walks into a bar. It goes CLANG. Alexa and Siri can tell jokes mined from a humor database, but they don't get them. Linguists and computer scientis...
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Snapshot of extinction: Fossils show day of killer asteroidMar 29, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - New research released Friday captures a fossilized snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked Earth, fire rained from the...
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Spacewalking astronauts install better station batteriesMar 29, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts hustled through battery hookups outside the International Space Station on Friday in a major upgrade of the solar pow...
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Science Says: Why scientists prize plant, animal genomesMar 29, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Just about every week, it seems, scientists publish the unique DNA code of some creature or plant. Just in February, they published the genome for the st...