Articles filed under Science
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Study finds the warmer it gets, the more world economy hurtsOct 21, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies of three-quarters of the world's nations and widen the north-south gap between rich and poo...
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Faraway object being destroyed by real-life 'Death Star'Oct 21, 2015 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A white dwarf star in the Constellation Virgo turns out to be a "death star" worthy of "Star Wars." Astronomers announced Wednesday that they...
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Hints of life on what was thought to be desolate early EarthOct 19, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have found fossil-like hints that some kind of life existed on Earth 4.1 billion years ago - when the planet was a mere volcanic toddler. Th...
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Doggie DNA study says Fido first appeared in Central AsiaOct 19, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Where did dogs first arrive on the scene? Scientists have long debated that question, and now a study of doggie DNA from around the world is pointing to Centr...
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Public to name new moth speciesOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - TUCSON, Ariz. - An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different kind of purchase as they peruse the used clothing, electronics and war relics on the site. Up fo...
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NASA's Scott Kelly breaks US record for most days in spaceOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Waking up hundreds of miles above the Himalayas, astronaut Scott Kelly broke the U.S. record Friday for the most time spent in space with 383 days. Kel...
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NOAA: Thanks to El Nino, the US looks pretty wet this winterOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - El Nino this winter will leave a big wet but not necessarily snowy footprint on much of the United States, including parched California, forecasters sa...
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Fossil teeth show earliest sign of people in southern AsiaOct 14, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Dozens of fossil human teeth from a cave in China show that people lived in southern Asia more than 80,000 years ago, researchers report. Before this, the ear...
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Learn about bats in Lake CountyOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - "Going Batty in Lake County" is the topic of the next Green Drinks Libertyville meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Pizzeria DeVille, 404 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libert...
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Everyday science at CLCOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - "Materials Science: The Chemistry of Everyday Stuff," an evening of demonstrations designed for high-school and college students, will be at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5,...