Articles filed under Science
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Winter outlook: Warm south; cooler north; murky in middleOct 20, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal forecasters predict this winter may paint the U.S. in stripes of different weather: Warmer and drier than normal in the south, and colder and wetter...
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Soyuz rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off from BaikonurOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russians and an American has blasted off for the International Space Station. The crew of Roscosmos Sergey Ryzhik...
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2 San Francisco-area earthquake faults found to be connectedOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The most dangerous earthquake fault in the San Francisco Bay Area is connected to another, which means both could rupture simultaneously and unleash m...
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NASA: Jupiter spacecraft detects problem, turns off cameraOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter has hit another snag. The space agency said Wednesday that Juno detected a problem, went into safe mode and shut of...
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Rock-smashing monkeys make flakes like early stone toolsOct 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Call them knockoffs. Rock-smashing monkeys in Brazil make stone flakes that look a lot like tools made by our ancient ancestors. Scientists watched as Ca...
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Earth's 16-month record heat streak ends but warming remainsOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth's 16-month sizzling streak of record high temperatures is finally over, according to one group of federal meteorologists. The National Oceanic an...
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Astronaut describes career detour to US health directorOct 18, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Kate Rubins applied to be an astronaut while she was procrastinating about writing a grant application to the National Institutes of Health. ...
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Rocket launch reignites space station deliveries in VirginiaOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - One of NASA's main delivery companies made a triumphant comeback seen up and down the East Coast on Monday night, launching its first space s...
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Why tomatoes lose flavor in fridge: their genes chill outOct 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - If you buy tomatoes from John Banscher at his farmstand in New Jersey, he'll recommend keeping them out of the fridge or they'll lose some of their taste. Now...
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Bad cable delays comeback rocket launch from VirginiaOct 16, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A bad cable delayed a rocket launch from Virginia on Sunday by a NASA shipper eager to make a strong comeback. Orbital ATK was poised to fly ...