Articles filed under Science
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Astronaut completes spacewalk right before setting US recordOct 28, 2015 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's yearlong spaceman, Scott Kelly, chalked up his first spacewalk Wednesday just hours before he sets a record for the nation's longest t...
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Spacecraft diving deep into Saturn moon's erupting water jetOct 27, 2015 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The Cassini spacecraft is about to get an icy shower as it orbits Saturn. On Wednesday, Cassini will storm through a jet of water vapor and f...
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An intolerable unimaginable heat forecast for Persian GulfOct 26, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - If carbon dioxide emissions continue at their current pace, by the end of century parts of the Persian Gulf will sometimes be just too hot for the huma...
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Study: Football doesn't affect voting patterns after allOct 26, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As another election season heats up, researchers are engaged in a battle of their own over voter behavior: Can it really be swayed by whether the local c...
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Bacteria-fighting 3-D-printed teeth could affect dentistryOct 24, 2015 7:33 am - The latest 3-D printing innovation could change the way you think about your annual visit to the dentist. That's because Dutch researchers at the University of Groningen...
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Why did Hurricane Patricia become a monster so quickly?Oct 24, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Patricia zoomed from tropical storm to record-beater in 30 hours flat like a jet-fueled sports car. Why? The Pacific storm had just the right...
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Brooklyn channel, once a fetid mess, now serene wetlandOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Amid the crammed concrete and steel of Brooklyn, a ribbon of clear water stretches out into a vast bay. Tall grass rustles along the undulating shoreline, whe...
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Feds: Californians in flood areas should buy insurance nowOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With a strong El Nino in place, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging Californians in flood prone places to buy insurance before it's too l...
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NASA's New Horizons on new post-Pluto missionOct 22, 2015 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The spacecraft that gave us the first close-up views of Pluto now has a much smaller object in its sights. NASA's New Horizons was programmed...
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September was record hot globally; 7th time this yearOct 21, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - This past September was the hottest ever worldwide - the seventh monthly record set this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calc...