Articles filed under Science
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Genes may help grocery tomatoes catch up to heirloom tasteJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Bite into a supermarket tomato and you'll probably notice something missing: taste. Scientists think they can put the yum back into the grocery tomato ...
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Hundreds honor 3 astronauts lost in Apollo fire 50 years agoJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Moonwalkers and dozens of others who took part in NASA's storied Apollo program paid tribute Thursday to the three astronauts killed in a fir...
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Scientists take first steps to growing human organs in pigsJan 26, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists have grown human cells inside pig embryos, a very early step toward the goal of growing livers and other human organs in animals to transplant...
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NASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fireJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A relic from America's first space tragedy is finally going on display this week, 50 years after a fire on the launch pad killed three astron...
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Caught napping: Baseball hitting, pitching sapped by jet lagJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers say they've documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more hom...
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New robotics learning lab in Prospect Hts.Jan 20, 2017 12:00 am - MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights has opened a robotics learning lab for Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 and Northwest Suburban High School District 21...
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St. Viator grad studies how coral reefs are affected by climate changeJan 18, 2017 7:00 am - Need a respite from this long, cold winter? Try placing yourself near the ocean and learning about the ecosystems of coral reefs. That's just what Katie Dziedzic is doin...
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Global warming could steal postcard-perfect weather daysJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is going to steal away some of those postcard-perfect weather days in the future, according to a first-of-its-kind projection of nice we...
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World's primates facing extinction crisis, new report saysJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Gorillas, monkeys, lemurs and other primates are in danger of becoming extinct, and scientists say it's our fault that our closest living relatives are...
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Earth sets hottest year record for third-straight time,Jan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino that...