Articles filed under Science
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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...
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Mouse sperm made in lab; technique may help with infertilityFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists have produced rudimentary mouse sperm from stem cells in the laboratory, a step that may lead to a treatment for infertile men. If the techniq...
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Just before Oscars, plant named for hero of "The Martian"Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Damon may not win the Oscar for best actor on Sunday, but the character he played in "The Martian" has gotten its own recognition. In a paper publis...
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US space-endurance champ says he could do another yearFeb 25, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - America's space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, returns to Earth next week after nearly a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station....
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Seas are rising way faster than any time in past 2,800 yearsFeb 22, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sea levels on Earth are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years and are accelerating because of man-made global warming, acc...
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Space station astronauts give huge trash can the bootFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station just got a whole lot tidier. A pair of NASA astronauts released a capsule loaded with 1.5 tons of trash Frida...
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Record number of astronaut wannabes apply to NASA — 18,300Feb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space travel never looked so good. NASA announced Friday it received a record number of applicants - some 18,300 - for its next astronaut cla...
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El Nino weakens a tad, but we won't feel that for monthsFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Meteorologists see signs that the super El Nino is weakening ever so slightly, but they caution months will pass before people in the Americas will fee...
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The heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly recordFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The January figures are in, and Earth's string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out: The temperat...