Articles filed under Science
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1st of Christa McAuliffe's lost lessons released from spaceAug 07, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first of Christa McAuliffe's lost lessons finally was released from space Tuesday, 32 years after she died aboard Challenger. NASA and th...
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Correction: Commercial Space-Astronauts storyAug 06, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In a story Aug. 3 about nine astronauts picked for fly on commercial capsules, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of on...
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Straight from the Source: How zoos and aquariums fight to stem mass extinctionAug 04, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: Chuck Knapp oversees Shedd Aquarium's conservation research, with a goal of saving endangered animals and ecosystems. He began volunteering at Shedd at ag...
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The Green Big Apple: New Yorkers document the city's plantsAug 03, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Susan Hewitt found a special prize recently while wandering the streets of New York. The 70-year-old spotted a mysterious patch of bright green leaves wi...
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Birds learn another 'language' by eavesdropping on neighborsAug 02, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For birds, understanding neighborhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the difference between life or death. Wild critters are ...
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October targeted for opening of CLC's Living Lab TrailAug 02, 2018 5:00 am - Grayslake-area residents and College of Lake County students will have to wait a bit longer to enjoy the college's planned Living Lab Trail. The guided path will connect...
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Deep origin of rare blue diamonds revealed in their flawsAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Blue diamonds - like the Smithsonian's famous Hope diamond - are the rarest of all and how they formed more than a billion years ago is a bit of a myst...
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Warmer soil releasing more carbon, worsening climate changeAug 01, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Even the dirt on the ground is making climate change worse, a new study finds. Plants capture massive amounts of carbon, pumping it into the soil where...
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Science Says: Record heat, fires worsened by climate changeJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe, again. Europe suffered its deadliest fire in more than a century, and one of nearly 90 large fires ...
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Science Says: Record heat, fires worsened by climate changeJul 28, 2018 7:00 am - Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe, again. Europe suffered its deadliest wildfire in more than a century, and one of nearly 90 large fi...