Articles filed under Science
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Scientists: Ash tree species pushed to brink of extinctionSep 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Five prominent species of ash tree in the eastern U.S. have been driven to the brink of extinction from years of lethal attack by a beetle, a scientific ...
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Report: Ash trees on the brink of extinctionSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Ash trees - which once lined streets and parks across the suburbs - are on the brink of extinction after years of decimation by the Emerald Ash Borer beetle, according t...
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Goodbye Cassini: Saturn spacecraft gets funny opera send-offSep 13, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft is getting a grand but hilarious opera send-off before it plunges through Saturn's atmosphere and vaporizes Friday. An a...
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NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft faces fiery finishSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After a 20-year voyage, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is poised to dive into Saturn this week to become forever one with the exquisite planet. Th...
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Kennedy Space Center remains closed, but spared major damageSep 12, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Kennedy Space Center remained closed Tuesday but appeared to have weathered Hurricane Irma well. The same holds true at adjoining Cape...
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Irma lost some oomph over Cuba before its assault on FloridaSep 11, 2017 7:00 am - Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma's assault -...
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Irma set records; luckily, late weakening dampened its powerSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma's assault -...
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Winds, fire, floods and quakes: A nutty run of natureSep 08, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With four big hurricanes, a powerful earthquake and wildfires, it seems that nature recently has just gone nuts. Some of these disasters, like Friday's...
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Hurricane Andrew was a monster; Irma could blow it out of the waterSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For an entire generation in South Florida, Hurricane Andrew was the monster storm that reshaped a region. Irma is likely to blow that out of the water. Bigg...
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Correction: Hurricanes-Q&A storySep 07, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Sept. 6 about the hurricane season, The Associated Press reported erroneously the extent of hurricane forecasts. Usually forecasts do not go...