Articles filed under Science
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A 'mass invasion' of polar bears is terrorizing an island town. Climate change is to blame.Feb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Fences have risen around kindergartens. Special vehicles transport military personnel to their work sites. Residents of the island settlement are afraid to leave their h...
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Fish pass mirror test, but does it mean they're self-aware?Feb 07, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists report that a fish can pass a standard test of recognizing itself in a mirror - and they raise a question about what that means. Does this dec...
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NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of 1st new astronaut capsuleFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA and SpaceX are now aiming for a March debut of the first capsule from a private company designed to fly astronauts to the International ...
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2018 was 4th warmest, but next 5 years could break recordsFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - While 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, British meteorologists are predicting the next five years will be much hotter, maybe even record-breaking....
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Tiny satellites fall silent after proving new tech at MarsFeb 06, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two tiny satellites have fallen silent hundreds of millions of miles away, after proving new technology at Mars. The twin CubeSats, nicknamed...
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Our Milky Way galaxy is truly warped, at least around edgesFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It turns out our Milky Way galaxy is truly warped, at least around the far edges. Scientists in China and Australia released an updated 3D ...
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Correction: Moving Magnetic Pole storyFeb 05, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Feb. 4 about the magnetic north pole, The Associated Press erroneously described the pole's change in speed. Its speed jumped from about 9 m...
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Wheaton College is selling rocks in April. For departing geology professor, it's a test of time.Feb 05, 2019 4:30 am - When you think of Wheaton College, here's what probably doesn't come to mind: the geology department's rock and mineral collection. In the lower level of the Meyer Scien...
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Ocean mixing that drives climate found in surprise locationJan 31, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the key drivers of the world's climate is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean where warmer and colder water mix and swirl. When scientists went ...
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What we're watching today: 'Sea smoke' on Lake MichiganJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - WGN captured some great footage of the 'sea smoke' hovering over Lake Michigan Wednesday. Check it out. ...