Articles filed under Science
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Blue moon, supermoon, total lunar eclipse rolled into oneJan 29, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but als...
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Fossil shows modern humans left Africa earlier than thoughtJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A fossil found in Israel indicates modern humans may have left Africa as much as 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. Scientists say that an ...
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Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?Jan 25, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important st...
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NASA honors 7 killed on space shuttle Columbia 15 years agoJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA honored the seven astronauts killed aboard shuttle Columbia 15 years ago, with a special musical tribute Thursday by the son of Israel's...
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Federal report shows punch of last year's Hurricane HarveyJan 25, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The official numbers for last year's Hurricane Harvey are in, and they go beyond the 68 dead and $125 billion in damage. Two locations in southeast Tex...
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Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?Jan 24, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important st...
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Better than holograms: A new 3-D projection into thin airJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the enduring sci-fi moments of the big screen - R2-D2 beaming a 3-D image of Princess Leia into thin air in "Star Wars" - is closer to reality t...
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SpaceX fires engines on big new rocket in launch pad testJan 24, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX fired up its newest, biggest rocket in a critical launch pad test Wednesday, advancing toward a long-anticipated test flight possibly ...
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Spacewalking astronauts give new hand to robot armJan 23, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station's big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 ...
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NASA bumps astronaut off space station flight in rare moveJan 19, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has bumped an astronaut off an upcoming spaceflight, a rare move for the space agency so close to launch. Astronaut Jeanette Epps was su...