Articles filed under Science
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Arlington Heights student developing sports matsSep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - It was on the gymnastics mats as a senior at Hersey High School where Mark Van den Avont had the light bulb moment that led to his work as a budding entrepreneur. While ...
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Florence is nation's second wettest storm, behind HarveySep 25, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hurricane Florence was the nation's second rainiest storm in 70 years, a top rainfall meteorologist calculated. Only last year's Hurricane Harvey rained mor...
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NASA's Mars Opportunity rover seen, but still not heardSep 25, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Mars rover, Opportunity, has been seen, but still not heard. A spacecraft around Mars has sent back a photo of Opportunity, which has ...
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Memory's frailty may be playing role in Kavanaugh matterSep 23, 2018 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - She says he sexually assaulted her; he denies it. Is somebody deliberately lying? Not necessarily. Experts say that because of how memory works, it's possible...
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Japanese supply ship heads to space station after delaysSep 22, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - An unmanned Japanese space capsule is headed to the International Space Station filled with cargo including food, experiments and new batteries. The craft w...
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Japan space rovers lowered to asteroid to collect dataSep 21, 2018 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese spacecraft released two small rovers on an asteroid on Friday in a mission that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system. The Japan ...
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Study of puzzling fossils confirms they came from an animalSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal. That would make it one of the earlie...
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Tossed net captures space junk in orbit-cleanup experimentSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A tossed net has managed to capture space junk in a demonstration of ways to clean up debris in orbit. In the British-led experiment, a big n...
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Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are decliningSep 20, 2018 7:00 am - OXFORD, Pa. (AP) - A staple of summer - swarms of bugs - seems to be a thing of the past. And that's got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, cr...
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More mosquitoes right now? We've got bad news and good news.Sep 20, 2018 5:00 am - Mosquitoes are really bugging us, even if experts say they're out in pretty typical numbers. Trap-count data in DuPage County and other areas “is generally what we would...