Articles filed under Science
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Constable: Teens eclipse expectations for observatoryOct 21, 2014 5:30 am - Spying the rings of Saturn through the main telescope certainly inspires viewers, but the appreciation for the awesomeness of our galaxy begins on the ground outside Har...
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Top-secret space plane lands on California coastOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A top-secret space plane landed Friday at an Air Force base on the Southern California coast. The plane spent nearly two years circli...
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Harper observatory open for partial solar eclipseOct 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Coming on the heels of the "blood moon" lunar eclipse that graced the pre-dawn sky earlier this month, another celestial event will soon take place during daylight hours...
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Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on SunOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so. A comet as hefty as a small mountain will pass mind-boggl...
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Feds: Don't expect winter to be polar vortex reduxOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - If you thought last winter was a horror show, with cold blasts from the polar vortex and a lack of California rain, here's some good news: No sequel is expe...
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Harper College hosts prime-time viewing of partial solar eclipseOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - So you overslept and missed that hoopla over the blood moon? The next spectacle in the skies comes later this month, and Harper College will provide prime viewing. A par...
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Constable: Maine South grad's work links sense of smell, deathOct 07, 2014 5:30 am - The predictor of when you will die isn't right under your nose. It is your nose. “The sense of smell is like the canary in the coal mine,” says Dr. Jayant Pinto, a 1988 ...
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First womb-transplant baby born; two more on the wayOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The world's first baby born from a transplanted womb is soon to have company. Two more women who became pregnant after having womb transplants are ...
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DNA linked to how much coffee you drinkOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - How much coffee do you drink every day? One cup in the morning? Or do you gulp it all day? Scientists have long known that your DNA influences how much java ...
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Hospital: Ebola patient in critical conditionOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - The lone U.S. Ebola patient is in critical condition, the Dallas hospital that has been treating him reported Saturday. Candace White, a spokeswoman for Texas H...