Articles filed under Science
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Near record amount of April showers drench U.S. last monthMay 08, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - That whole April showers thing went a bit overboard last month in the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it was ...
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Arlington Heights science tournament focuses on fun and learningMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - Young students from across the suburbs studied mystery powders, built bridges out of straws and fashioned other projects Saturday at the Elementary Illinois Science Olym...
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Rep. Foster, Tom Skilling: Denying climate change like denying smoking dangersMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - A panel featuring WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling and physicist-turned-congressman Bill Foster told a supportive audience Saturday at North Central College that deniers o...
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Shhh. Hear the rustle of grass? Not so much now in US parksMay 04, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The call of the wild is getting harder to hear. Peaceful, natural sounds- bird songs, rushing rivers and rustling grass - are sometimes being drowned o...
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Naperville North students get lesson in eclipsesMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - It's rare you get a chance to see a total eclipse of the sun, and when the next one comes along in August, Charles Fulco doesn't want you to miss it. The science teache...
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, Tom Skilling to discuss climate changeMay 02, 2017 11:00 pm - A suburban college that considers its Naperville campus a testing ground for renewable energy technology is hosting a forum on climate change at its new Science Center. ...
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Science Says: Why are opioids so addictive?May 02, 2017 7:00 am - Pleasure. Craving. Withdrawal. When opioids act on the brain, they trigger the same processes that give people feelings of pleasure from activities like eating, but they...
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SpaceX launches top-secret spy satellite for US governmentMay 01, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched a top-secret spy satellite for the U.S. government Monday morning and then successfully landed the booster for recycling. The...
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Robots, high-tech tools join battle against invasive speciesApr 28, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A robot zaps and vacuums up venomous lionfish in Bermuda. A helicopter pelts Guam's trees with poison-baited dead mice to fight the voracious brown tre...
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Spacecraft survives unprecedented trip between Saturn, ringsApr 27, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has survived an unprecedented trip between Saturn and its rings, and has amazing pictures to show for it. Flight co...