Articles filed under Science
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More than spectacle: Eclipses create science and so can youAug 14, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The sun is about to spill some of its secrets, maybe even reveal a few hidden truths of the cosmos. And you can get in on the act next week if you are ...
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'We gotta see this': Nothing can deter some suburbanites from seeing eclipseAug 14, 2017 5:30 am - Patricia DePoli called 15 southern Illinois hotels in search of a room where her family could stay the night before the Aug. 21 eclipse. The few rooms she could find - b...
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Can't find eclipse glasses? Here are some optionsAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the new date that glasses will be handed out at Daley Plaza. Many suburban stores are sold out of eclipse gla...
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Science Says: Solar specs needed for safe viewing of eclipseAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive. They say mom was right: You can da...
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Science Says: Trump team garbles climate scienceAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and his cabinet often avoid talking about the science of climate change, but when pressed what they have said clashes with estab...
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2016 weather report: Extreme and anything but normalAug 10, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Last year's global weather was far more extreme or record-breaking than anything approaching normal, according to a new report. The U.S. National Ocean...
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Scientists name prehistoric croc after Lemmy from MotorheadAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Scientists have named a prehistoric crocodile described as "one of the nastiest sea creatures to have ever inhabited the earth" after late Motorhead frontm...
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Science Says: Trump team garbles climate scienceAug 09, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and his cabinet often avoid talking about the science of climate change, but when pressed what they have said clashes with estab...
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Meet the new heavyweight champion of dinosaurs: PatagotitanAug 08, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A study proclaims a newly named species the heavyweight champion of all dinosaurs, making the scary Tyrannosaurus rex look like a munchkin. At 76 tons ...
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Constable: How shady eclipse sunglass sellers could burn youAug 08, 2017 5:30 am - Apparently people savvy enough to know all about the risk of going blind by staring at the sun are still gullible enough to buy counterfeit, worthless glasses from shady...