Articles filed under Science
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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...
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Touch new stamp and presto, total solar eclipse becomes moonApr 27, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service is going all out for this summer's total solar eclipse, with a first-of-its kind stamp. Just touch the stamp with you...
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Lincolnshire Science Bowl team headed to nationalsApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - The Science Bowl team from Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire will compete in the national tournament this weekend for the fourth consecutive year. Middle...
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Spacecraft flies between Saturn and rings in historic 1stApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Cassini spacecraft ventured Wednesday into the never-before-explored region between Saturn and its rings. But flight controllers won't...
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NASA spacewalking suits in short supply, report findsApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's spacewalking suits are in short supply, and a replacement is still years away despite the nearly $200 million spent on new technology,...
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Neanderthals in California? Maybe so, provocative study saysApr 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A startling new report asserts that the first known Americans arrived much, much earlier than scientists thought - more than 100,000 years ago __ and may...
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At least global warming may get Americans off the couch moreApr 24, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Global warming's milder winters will likely nudge Americans off the couch more in the future, a rare, small benefit of climate change, a new study finds. Wi...