Articles filed under Science
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Astronomers to Earth: You've got some newly found near-twinsJan 05, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life. Astronomers announc...
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Scientists seek a better Christmas treeDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that ar...
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Air Force admits nuke flaws, but will fixes work?Dec 20, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Faced with one of its biggest challenges in years - repairing a troubled nuclear missile corps - the Air Force has taken an important first step by admittin...
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FishBrain's algorithm reveals anglers' path to gloryDec 13, 2014 6:42 am - STOCKHOLM - The sport of fishing may be about to experience its biggest revolution since the 1920s, thanks to an app developed by Swedish startup FishBrain. Relying on t...
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NASA: 'There's your new spacecraft, America!"Dec 05, 2014 12:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's new Orion spacecraft made a "bull's-eye" splashdown in the Pacific on Friday following a dramatic test flight that took it to a zenith of 3...
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NASA scrubs Orion launch; will try again FridayDec 04, 2014 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Wind gusts and sluggish fuel valves conspired to keep NASA's new Orion spacecraft on the launch pad Thursday, delaying a crucial test flight mean...
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Hotter, weirder: How climate has changed EarthDec 02, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - In the more than two decades since world leaders first got together to try to solve global warming, life on Earth has changed, not just the climate. It's go...
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Windfarms risk being blown away as Austrailia's Abbott lauds coalNov 30, 2014 6:42 am - Tony Hill moved from inner-city Canberra to a tree-filled valley five years ago to find serenity in the nearby Australian bush. Now he fears his idyllic vista will soon ...
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Exercise in a bottle is next food frontier for NestleNov 30, 2014 6:00 am - Tucked away near Lake Geneva, a handful of Nestle SA scientists are quietly working on realizing every couch potato's dream: exercise that comes in a bottle. The world's...
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Island Lake fatal crash cited as Illinois no-tolerance DUI pot law is challengedNov 14, 2014 4:00 am - Scott Shirey had a trace of marijuana in his system when another driver ran a red light, killing Shirey's son. But the Lake County man was charged with a crime — prompting some to say the law must be changed.