Articles filed under Science
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Bad dogs die young, many from euthanasia, British study saysJul 24, 2018 7:00 am - Bad dogs tend to die young, according to a British study that says aggression, excessive barking and disobedience are among behaviors that can doom canine pets to an ear...
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Mars making closest approach to Earth in 15 yearsJul 24, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Now's the time to catch Mars in the night sky. Next week, the red planet is making its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. The two planets...
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Why do people believe the moon landing hoax or other conspiracy theories?Jul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Forty-nine years ago today, the Apollo 11 spacecraft delivered the first astronauts to the surface of the moon. The footprints Buzz Aldrin left in lunar soil are still a...
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches spacecraft higher than everJul 18, 2018 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it's ever done before. The New Shepard rocket blasted ...
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Study: National parks get fewer visits when pollution risesJul 18, 2018 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Visitors appear to be steering clear of some U.S. national parks or cutting visits short because of pollution levels that are comparable to what's found in...
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Astronomers spy nearby star that could be chomping a planetJul 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Astronomers may have caught a relatively nearby star munching on a planet or mini-planets. A NASA space telescope noticed that the star suddenly starte...
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Jupiter's moon count reaches 79, including tiny 'oddball'Jul 17, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Astronomers are still finding moons at Jupiter, 400 years after Galileo used his spyglass to spot the first ones. The latest discovery of a dozen small m...
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Business experiment: Teen learns entrepreneurship by running science campJul 13, 2018 6:03 am - As founder and owner of Exploding Brainiacs - a science camp in Wheaton that, in its third year, served 70 youngsters in three sessions this summer - Addison "Addy" Henn...
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Addy’s favorite experimentsJul 13, 2018 6:00 am - Addison “Addy” Henninger researches experiments online and sometimes creates her own. Here, she describes a few of her favorites: Elephant’s Toothpaste What happens: To ...
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Addy's favorite experimentsJul 13, 2018 6:00 am - Addison "Addy" Henninger researches experiments online and sometimes creates her own. Here, she describes a few of her favorites: Elephant's ToothpasteWhat happens: ...