Articles filed under Science
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NASA delays satellite launch to replace damaged antennaJul 27, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has delayed the launch of a major communications satellite by more than two weeks to replace a damaged antenna. One of the antennas on th...
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How scientists redesign DNA codesJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists are working to create yeast that operates with custom-made DNA. They have long been able to make specific changes in an organism's DNA. Now, t...
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Scientists build DNA from scratch to alter life's blueprintJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - At Jef Boeke's lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here. But he and his colleagues are cooking up something else ...
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ICARUS neutrino detector arrives at FermilabJul 25, 2017 11:00 pm - The ICARUS neutrino detector - the largest liquid-argon particle detector ever built - ended its intercontinental journey Wednesday, rolling through the gates of its ne...
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SpaceX chief says 1st launch of big new rocket will be riskyJul 19, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's chief said Wednesday that the first launch of its big new rocket is risky and stands "a real good chance" of failure. Founder Elon M...
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World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deepJul 19, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Industry has made more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950 and there's enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash, accord...
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First half of 2017 ranks 2nd hottest globally, behind 2016Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - The first half of 2017 was the second warmest on record for Earth, only behind last year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tues...
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NASA communications satellite damaged 3 weeks before launchJul 17, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest, slickest communications satellite has been damaged, just three weeks before its planned August launch. NASA said Monday that o...
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Not a tweet storm, but a real storm coincidentally named DonJul 17, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not a tweet storm but a real storm. The newest potentially dangerous swirl of hot air is a tropical storm in the Atlantic named Don. And it's a to...
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What happens if you try to watch the eclipse without special glasses? Nothing goodJul 16, 2017 7:30 am - We all know not to stare at the sun, right? Seems like common sense, but every time an eclipse comes around, a few people invariably try to watch it without special, pro...