Articles filed under Science
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Wild December pushes US weather in 2015 to near recordsJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - December's wild El Nino pushed 2015 in the United States to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions, federal weather off...
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EPA says pesticide harms bees in some casesJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A major pesticide harms honeybees when used on cotton and citrus but not on other big crops like corn, berries and tobacco, the Environmental Protectio...
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5 supersize stars found in other galaxiesJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Scientists have discovered five supersize stars in other galaxies on a par with the monstrous stellar system in our own Milky Way. Eta Carinae is ...
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Study: Star clusters might host intelligent civilizationsJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Densely packed clusters of stars on the fringes of our Milky Way galaxy may be home to intelligent life. That's the word from an astrophysicist wh...
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Rare galaxy with 2 black holes has 1 starved of starsJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - An astrophysicist has discovered something even rarer than a double-black hole galaxy: a skinny black hole. The University of Colorado at Boulder'...
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Meteorologists: 'Darth Nino' ties record for strongest seenJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Meteorologists say the current El Nino has stormed its way into the record books, tying 1997-1998 as the strongest recorded. Mike Halpert, deputy direc...
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SpaceX's returned booster rocket back in hangarJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's booster rocket, the Falcon, is back in its nest following a historic landing. The California company led by Elon Musk shared a pictu...
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Apple users group helps members keep up with advancing technologyJan 01, 2016 1:00 am - "The Northwest of Us," which originated in the early 1990s as a group of Macintosh users, has changed its name to Suburban Chicago Apple Users, reflecting Apple's broade...
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Gas Technology Institute in Des Plaines gets $4.6 million grantDec 29, 2015 12:00 am - The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $4,636,089 in federal grant funding to Des Plaines-based Gas Technology Institute. The funding to help Gas Technology Institut...
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NASA calls off next Mars mission because of instrument leakDec 22, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA has called off its next Mars mission because of a leak in a science instrument. The Insight spacecraft was supposed to take off in March and land ...