Articles filed under Science
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WildStang robotics team advances to championshipsApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214's WildStang robotics team advanced to the FIRST Robotics Championship competition in St. Louis after placing second at region...
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Fever: Federal report says global warming making US sickApr 04, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Man-made global warming is making America sicker, and it's only going to get worse, according to a new federal government report. The 332-page report i...
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Fermilab still 'crucial partner' in particle researchApr 03, 2016 1:00 am - Scientists and researchers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia still play a key role in particle physics research, even though a new particle acceler...
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Blue Origin successfully tests same rocket for third timeApr 02, 2016 7:00 am - VAN HORN, Texas (AP) - A private space company completed its third successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas with the same vehicle it used during ...
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Oakton installs WeatherBug weather stationMar 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College recently installed a WeatherBug weather station, camera and web-based educational software tools allowing students, meteorological teams across ...
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Study: Indonesia "hobbit" fossils older than first thoughtMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It was a spectacular discovery: Fossil remains in an Indonesian cave revealed a recent relative of modern humans that stood about 3 feet tall. The creatu...
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Study: Antarctic ice may melt faster than expectedMar 30, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Warmer air, less frigid water and gravity may combine to make parts of Antarctica's western ice sheet melt far faster than scientists had thought, rais...
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Arctic sea ice reaches new record low mark for wintertimeMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The growth of Arctic sea ice this winter peaked at the lowest maximum level on record, thanks to extraordinarily warm temperatures, federal scientists ...
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Feds: Risk of 2016 quake increases, especially in OklahomaMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The ground east of the Rockies is far more likely to shake this year with damaging though not deadly earthquakes, federal seismologists report in a new...
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Meteorologists may soon give 50-day notice for extreme heatMar 28, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Meteorologists may soon be able to predict likelihood of extreme heat in the Eastern United States as much as 50 days in advance, according to a new st...