Articles filed under Science
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'Ninja' kangaroo rats kick snakes in the head faster than you can blink. The videos are 'epic.'Mar 29, 2019 1:00 am - A wide-eyed kangaroo rat sits hunched in darkness among sparse tufts of desert plant life. But the diminutive rodent isn't alone in the Arizona desert. Just inches away,...
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How Argonne and AT&T are teaming to prepare for extreme weatherMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont has worked with AT&T on a climate resiliency project that officials say will help AT&T better anticipate, prepare for and adapt to ...
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Rock On: NASA releases artsy shots of 2 asteroidsMar 28, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has released a pair of artsy shots of two little asteroids. Thursday's picture shows an asteroid coming apart at its dusty seams, courte...
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UN report: Extreme weather hit 62 million people in 2018Mar 28, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Nations' weather agency says extreme weather last year hit 62 million people worldwide and forced 2 million people to relocate, as man-made ...
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$1 million prize awaits Israeli team if moon landing worksMar 28, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An Israeli team aiming to land a spacecraft on the moon in two weeks can now expect more than glory if it works. How about a cool $1 million?...
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Pence calls for landing US astronauts on moon in 5 yearsMar 26, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for landing astronauts on the moon within five years, an accelerated pace that would aim to put A...
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NASA nixes 1st all-female spacewalk due to suit-sizing issueMar 26, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has nixed the first all-female spacewalk over a spacesuit sizing issue. Astronaut Anne McClain was supposed to float out of the Internat...
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Big U-turn: Key melting Greenland glacier is growing againMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - A major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study finds. The Jakobshavn (YA-co...
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Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station's batteriesMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - Changing batteries in orbit took some huffing and puffing and some intricate maneuvering by two spacewalkers Friday. But in the end, it went almost as smoothly as doing ...
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Small solar storm coming to Earth but no big light showMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A small solar storm is heading toward Earth, but don't expect a big light show. Space weather forecaster Jonathan Lash says a solar flare that left the...