Articles filed under Science
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AP EXPLAINS: Difference between shallow, deep earthquakesAug 24, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A strong earthquake rocks Italy, flattening towns and killing scores of people. An even bigger quake hits Myanmar the same day, killing a few people a...
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Jackpot: Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next doorAug 24, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers have found one right next door. A planet that'...
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Study: Man-made warming may have started decades earlierAug 24, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Man-made global warming may have started a few decades earlier than scientists previously figured, a new study suggests. Instead of the late 1800s, a s...
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Astronaut breaks US record: 521 days in space and countingAug 24, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Jeffrey Williams has a new record for NASA under his space belt. The commander of the International Space Station marked a U.S. rec...
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Meet Octobot, a robot that's a real softie, and cheapAug 24, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest revolutionary robot isn't the metallic, costly machine you'd expect: It's squishy like Silly Putty, wireless, battery-less and made for penn...
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Spacewalking astronauts install new front door for visitorsAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welco...
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The beat and heat goes on: NOAA says July hottest on recordAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More federal scientists have confirmed we just sweated through Earth's hottest month on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cal...
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NASA: Last month was Earth's hottest in recorded historyAug 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA. Even after the fading of a strong El Nino, which spikes global temperat...
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Junk food fight: Science tests how birds compete for CheetosAug 12, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the early bird that gets the Cheetos. But it's the bigger bird that steals it away. Behavioral ecologist Rhea Esposito used the snack food to see ...
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Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backboneAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the cold waters of the Arctic, a denizen of the deep lurked for centuries. Now scientists calculate that this female Greenland shark was the Earth's...