Articles filed under Science
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Abbott sells eye surgery products unit to Johnson & JohnsonSep 16, 2016 1:00 am - The fate of 5,300 workers in a unit sold Friday by Libertyville Township-based Abbott could be determined when the $4.3 billion deal closes early next year. The unit, ca...
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Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on recordSep 15, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ...
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Survival of the smallest? Bigger sea species more threatenedSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In the Earth's oceans these days, the bigger a species is, the more prone it is to die off. That's unheard of in the long history of mass extinctions, ...
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Study: Pluto 'spray-painting' poles of its big moon CharonSep 14, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A new study finds that Pluto is "spray-painting" the red poles of its big moon Charon. The paint is actually Pluto's continually escaping atm...
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The five-second rule for eating food? Scientists - and this video - show how gross it isSep 13, 2016 1:00 am - Imagine it's lunch. You are holding a fat slice of watermelon. It looks delicious. You move in for a bite. But something goes terribly wrong. The fruit slips from your j...
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SpaceX accident 'most difficult and complex' in its historySep 09, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk is calling last week's launch pad accident the "most difficult and complex failure" in the company's 14-year...
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NASA spacecraft on way to asteroid to bring back samplesSep 08, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The first NASA explorer of its kind took off on a seven-year quest Thursday, chasing after a big, black, unexplored asteroid to gather a few ...
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NOAA: Global warming increased odds for Louisiana downpourSep 07, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Man-made climate change about doubled the chances for the type of heavy downpours that caused devastating Louisiana floods last month, a new federal st...
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Asteroid Bennu getting first visitor in billions of yearsSep 07, 2016 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An asteroid that may hold the key to life is getting its first visitor in billions of years. Asteroid Bennu, a black roundish rock taller tha...
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Happy landings: 3 space station crew members back on EarthSep 07, 2016 7:00 am - After watching more than 2,750 sunrises from above the Earth, three crew members of the International Space Station returned to the planet for a sparkling sunrise Wednes...