Articles filed under Science
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Study: Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since 1997Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday showed. Scientists have long known that more th...
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Study questions link between teen pot smoking and IQ declineJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new analysis is challenging the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence. Instead, the new study says, pot s...
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Suburban kids compete in Lego challenge at Elgin Community CollegeJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - With 63 other teams of Lego professionals hot on their heels, Mount Prospect's Department of Detritus squad had no room for error. Again and again, they calibrated the m...
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Student engineers compete for best 'bot at Naperville robotics tourneyJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - A few hundred young robot operators spent Saturday crowded into the gym at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, competing in a game called “Nothing But Net” as they ...
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Spacewalk aborted after water leaks into astronaut's helmetJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Two astronauts aborted their spacewalk Friday and hurried back into the International Space Station after water leaked into one of the men's ...
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Scientists spot brightest supernova yet, outshines Milky WayJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers have discovered the brightest star explosion ever, a super supernova that easily outshines our entire Milky Way. An international...
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Bones of hunted mammoth show early human presence in ArcticJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The remains of a mammoth that was hunted down about 45,000 years ago have revealed the earliest known evidence of humans in the Arctic. Marks on the bone...
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33 scientists honored by film academy with Sci-Tech AwardsJan 08, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The engineers and inventors whose creations help deliver colorful, stable film images and cutting-edge animation are getting recognition from Oscar. T...
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All the winter's a weird weather stage; Here are the playersJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Get ready for weather whiplash as powerful climatic forces elbow each other for starring roles in a weird winter show. The spine-chilling polar vortex ...
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In the groove: Scrape marks in ground linked to dinosaursJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've discovered evidence of a frenzied mating ritual by dinosaurs: long grooves in the ground etched by the pawing of clawed feet. Such...