Articles filed under Science
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James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97Nov 08, 2025 3:15 pm - James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crime-fighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.
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Molecular discovery that won Nobel Prize in chemistry is likened to 'Harry Potter' enchanted handbagOct 08, 2025 8:13 am - STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal — organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution...
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technologyOct 07, 2025 9:00 am - John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for research on the weird world of sub-atomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
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Elmhurst native wins Nobel Prize in medicine for key immune system discoveriesOct 06, 2025 12:27 pm - A suburban native is among three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.
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Hate the time change? New evidence says it could even harm your health.Sep 15, 2025 2:36 pm - Twice a year, Americans grumble about the inconvenience and sleep disruption of seasonal time changes, but there’s more to our grudge against springing forward and falling back. New evidence shows we’d all be a little less prone to obesity and strokes if we ditched the switch, according to a study Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Elgin Community College receives NASA award to host robotics competitionSep 14, 2025 2:53 pm - Elgin Community College has secured a prestigious $50,000 NASA award, positioning itself as one of only 30 institutions nationwide to receive this highly competitive recognition.
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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient lifeSep 10, 2025 3:29 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists re...
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Where did the potato come from? Tomatoes, 9 million years ago, apparently.Aug 22, 2025 7:15 am - Researchers say the modern-day potato evolved from hybridization of the ancestors of tomato plants and another potato-like plant, known as etuberosum, in South America up to 9 million years ago.
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Renewables battling climate change now need to insure against itAug 20, 2025 10:44 am - Solar and wind energy companies are betting on a novel form of insurance to protect their assets against wild and volatile weather — the very type of climate risk they were set up to fight.
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Astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX after 5 months at the International Space StationAug 09, 2025 3:57 pm - Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Th...