Articles filed under Science
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Astronaut quits halfway through training, 1st in 50 yearsAug 28, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - For the first time in 50 years, an astronaut-in-training is quitting NASA. Astronaut candidate Robb Kulin has resigned halfway through his tw...
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Cold, dry climate shifts linked to Neanderthal disappearanceAug 27, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species replace Neanderthals in Europe, a study suggests. Researchers found that such cold periods coi...
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Science Says: Hawaii hurricanes rare, but getting less soAug 23, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricanes seldom get close to Hawaii and it's even rarer for one of the islands to take a direct hit. Hurricane Lane is already drenching and pummelin...
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Bat signal: Fireflies' glow tells bats they taste awfulAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests. Scientists wanted to find out if there's more to the lightning bug's signature bl...
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Mom was Neanderthal: Fossil shows mix of humankind's cousinsAug 22, 2018 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Scientists say they've found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father belonged to another extinct group of human...
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Science Says: Hotter weather turbocharges U.S. West wildfiresAug 19, 2018 7:00 am - As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames. The years with the most acres burned by wildfires have some of the hottest temperatures, an Associated Press ana...
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How your personality traits affect your paycheckAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - What makes really smart people tick? Why do some end up earning so much more than others? And how much do these disparate outcomes have to do with their personalities? A...
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Not just land heat waves: Oceans are in hot water, tooAug 15, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Even the oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves. Off the San Diego coast, scientists earlier this month recorded all-time...
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Spacewalkers install bird trackers, send satellites flyingAug 15, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking cosmonauts set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Spac...
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'Touch the sun': NASA spacecraft hurtles toward our starAug 12, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Embarking on a mission that scientists have been dreaming of since the Sputnik era, a NASA spacecraft hurtled Sunday toward the sun on a ques...