Articles filed under Science
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Yearlong spaceman plunges into pool: 'Man, that feels good'Mar 03, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's yearlong spaceman Scott Kelly took a long-anticipated plunge Thursday, jumping into his backyard pool, astronaut outfit and all. "Oh, ...
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Yearlong spacemen embrace fresh, frigid air back on EarthMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Ah, there's nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space. That's the wo...
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Astronomers spot record distant galaxy from early cosmosMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Astronomers say they have discovered a hot, star-popping galaxy that is far, far away - farther than any previously detected, from a time when the univ...
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Wright Brothers replica builder to work with Montana IndiansMar 03, 2016 4:20 am - As a carpenter, Mark Miller had built things before. Like, oh, you know, a replica of the Wright Brothers' first plane, one that could fly. But this was something differ...
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NASA spaceman back from record year flight; gives thumbs upMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA, landing in barren Kazakhstan with a Russi...
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The Latest: 2 spacemen headed home after year aloftMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the return of NASA's Scott Kelly and Russia's Mikhail Kornienko from a year in space (all times EST): 10:32 p.m. Astronaut Scot...
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Learn about green roofs in LibertyvilleFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Learn how green roofs are part of the solution of minimizing human impact on nature at the Green Drinks event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at O'Toole's of Libertyville...
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CLC speaker to discuss heart diseaseFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - College of Lake County will have a series of guest speakers on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The first session will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8....
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One-year spaceman sees mission as 'steppingstone' to MarsFeb 27, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - As soon as he returns from the International Space Station, NASA's first and only yearlong spaceman, Scott Kelly, will try to pop up from a l...
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UN science report warns of fewer bees, other pollinatorsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Many species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do something ab...