Articles filed under Science
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Another El Nino problem: More carbon dioxide in airOct 12, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A NASA satellite has found another thing to blame on El Nino: A recent record high increase of carbon dioxide in the air. A study published Thursday in...
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US astronaut's memoir provides blunt take on year in spaceOct 11, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In his new autobiography, retired astronaut Scott Kelly gives an unflinchingly blunt take on his U.S. record-breaking year in space and the c...
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NASA using asteroid's close flyby to test warning networkOct 11, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is using an asteroid's close flyby to test Earth's warning network for incoming space rocks. The small asteroid was on track to pass wit...
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SpaceX launches communications satellite, lands boosterOct 11, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has launched and landed its second rocket in three days, this time from the U.S. East Coast. The unmanned Falcon - recycled following ...
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Spacewalking astronauts grease robot arm's new handOct 10, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts hustled through a lube job and camera swaps outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, their second trip out...
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Dirty old birds shed light on key global warming particleOct 09, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Some dirty old birds are helping scientists better understand one of the more baffling climate change mysteries. University of Chicago researchers Shan...
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Winds, floods and fire: US ties record for costly weatherOct 06, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Howling winds, deadly floods, fire and ice so far this year have pushed the U.S. into a tie for weather disasters that topped $1 billion in damages. Th...
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Not so sweet: 75 percent of honey samples had key pesticideOct 05, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When researchers collected honey samples from around the world, they found that three-quarters of them had a common type of pesticide suspected of play...
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Science Says: Era of monster hurricanes roiling the AtlanticOct 05, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not just this year. The monster hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what appears ...
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Spacewalkers install new hand on station's robot armOct 05, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts gave the International Space Station's big robot arm a new hand Thursday. Commander Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei ...