Articles filed under Science
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Researchers give 90 percent chance of hidden rooms in Tut's tombNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - CAIRO - Egypt on Saturday said there is a 90 percent chance that hidden chambers will be found within King Tutankhamun's tomb, based on the preliminary results of a new ...
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UN weather agency: It's record hot out there this yearNov 25, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Nino, Earth's wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World Meteorological Or...
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Correction: Amazon Trees storyNov 23, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Nov. 20 about Amazon trees, The Associated Press erroneously reported how much area the forest has been losing. About 15 years ago, it was l...
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Three science ideas you'll be hearing more about in 2016Nov 21, 2015 4:27 am - Who said scientists can't be world-famous celebrities? Earlier this month, nearly $22 million in Breakthrough Prizes were handed out to the world's top researchers in ph...
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How St. Charles man does PR for UFOsNov 21, 2015 12:00 am - This week's INfrequently Asked Questions profiles John Mars of St. Charles. Why? He's director of marketing for the California-based Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), an organ...
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Newest Pluto pics show day in life of dwarf planetNov 20, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's newest Pluto pictures depict an entire day on the dwarf planet. The space agency released a series of 10 close-ups of the frosty, fara...
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District 15 ships off "space shuttle" busNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - A "space shuttle" that has been stationed in Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 since 1997 is expected to take off from the district's launchpad next week ...
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Two Aurora 'RoboGals' are U.S. robotics championsNov 18, 2015 10:00 pm - Robotics whizzes at the mere age of 10, and often the only girls in roomfuls of boys, Jensie Coonradt and Kaiya Hollister know all about standing out — and being underes...
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Absurdly hot October as Earth sets 8th heat record this yearNov 18, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Even in a record-breaking hot year for Earth, October stood out as absurdly warm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that last mo...
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Venus' twin? Earth-size planet is hot, may have atmosphereNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - There's a new rocky Earth-size planet on our galactic block, and it's a sizzler. Astrophysicists on Wednesday revealed the newfound world, GJ...