Articles filed under Science
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Reptile fossils hint at wide diversity of dinosaur ancestorsApr 12, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fossils of a four-legged, meat-eating reptile are helping paint a more complicated picture of the ancestry of dinosaurs than scientists had understood. T...
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Second 'Great Spot' found at Jupiter, cold and high upApr 11, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Another "Great Spot" has been found at Jupiter, this one cold and high up. Scientists reported Tuesday that the dark expanse is 15,000 miles ...
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NASA astronaut and 2 Russian cosmonauts return to EarthApr 10, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Three astronauts from the International Space Station have successfully landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan - two from Russia and one from the United State...
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How many tree species exist in the world? Morton Arboretum partner has a guessApr 09, 2017 11:00 pm - How many tree species exist in the world? London-based Botanic Gardens Conservation International, the organization that represents the world's botanic gardens and a pa...
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By Jove! Jupiter extra close, extra bright this weekApr 06, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jupiter is extra close and extra bright this week, and that means some amazing, new close-ups. The Hubble Space Telescope zoomed in on the so...
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Stone Age cannibals: Hunting each other not worth the hassleApr 06, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You know those snacks that are OK if they're handy, but not worth the bother if you have to go track them down? Our Stone Age forerunners may have felt t...
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Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbitApr 05, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA announced Wednesday that astronaut Peggy Whit...
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NASA spacecraft halfway between Pluto and next smaller stopApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is now halfway between Pluto and its next much, much smaller stop. New Horizons - which reached the milestone ...
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Reused rocket back in port after satellite launch by SpaceXApr 04, 2017 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's first reused rocket is back in port, five days after launching a satellite. The singed 15-story booster returned atop a barge to Flo...
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Then and now: How glaciers around the world are meltingApr 03, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Over the past decade, scientists and photographers keep returning to the world's glaciers, watching them shrink with each visit. Now they want others t...