Articles filed under Science
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African elephant, hippo, rhino populations shrink in wartimeJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - War is hell for wildlife, too. A new study finds that wartime is the biggest threat to Africa's elephants, rhinos, hippos and other large animals. The ...
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SpaceX says rocket performance OK in secret satellite launchJan 09, 2018 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX defended its rocket performance during the weekend launch of a secret U.S. satellite, responding Tuesday to media reports that the sat...
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Constable: Bees have ways to cope with winterJan 09, 2018 4:30 am - Last January, the rusty patched bumblebee became the first wild bee in the continental United States to achieve the dubious distinction of being added to the endangered ...
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Alligators in North Carolina spent days trapped in swamp ice - and survivedJan 09, 2018 12:00 am -
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Energy Secretary Perry tells Fermilab employees he is their advocateJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - Scientists at Fermilab were told Tuesday by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry the particle physics research facility is one of the "jewels" of the United States. "The thing...
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U.S. hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billionJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disa...
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Stevenson senior publishes book on his science experimentsJan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Justin Lee, an 17-year-old Stevenson High School student from Buffalo Grove, has been conducting experiments since middle school to answer the age-old question: "Why doe...
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Low oxygen levels, coral bleaching getting worse in oceansJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is making the world's oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often, two studies show. The lower o...
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Real weather term "bomb cyclone" blows up on social mediaJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When it comes to weather, it's hard to sound scarier than "bomb cyclone." It's a version of a real weather term that applies to a massive winter storm ...
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Social media explodes over the real weather term "bomb"Jan 03, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When it comes to weather, it's hard to sound scarier than "bomb cyclone." It's a version of a real weather term that applies to a massive winter storm ...