Articles filed under Science
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Cracking the mysteries of the elusive, majestic whale sharkFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) - It's the biggest shark - and the biggest fish - in the sea, often found roaming in warm waters around the globe with its huge mouth aga...
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Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when the stars switched onFeb 28, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - After the Big Bang, it was cold and black. And then there was light. Now, for the first time, astronomers have glimpsed that dawn of the universe 13.6 billi...
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Astronauts aim for icy homecoming after months in spaceFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Three astronauts face a bitterly cold homecoming after nearly six months aboard the International Space Station. The two Americans and one Ru...
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Correction: Fishing's Footprint storyFeb 23, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Feb. 22 about the global extent of commercial fishing, The Associated Press erroneously included whales among the species caught with longli...
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Science Says: European art scene began with NeanderthalsFeb 22, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - From the murky depths of Spanish caves comes a surprising insight: Neanderthals created art. That's been proposed before, but experts say two new studies...
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Vice president wants US businesses trailblazing into spaceFeb 21, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence and his new space advisory council want U.S. private companies moving faster and farther into the cosmos, with the ...
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Spacewalking astronauts finish months of robot arm repairFeb 16, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts wrapped up months of repair work Friday on the International Space Station 's big robot arm. The Canadian-built, 58-f...
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Trump aims for moon, pulls back on space station, telescopesFeb 12, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025, and private businesses running the place instead. Under P...
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Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level riseFeb 12, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows. At the current ra...
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Patrick Stewart recites Shakespeare at Sci-Tech AwardsFeb 11, 2018 6:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Patrick Stewart was so inspired by the inventors and inventions being honored by the motion picture academy Saturday night that he offered a...