Articles filed under Science
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Harper College InZone camp registration openMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - For more than a decade, Harper College's InZone summer enrichment and sports camp has created memorable summers for children ages 8 to 14, with a host of fun and unique ...
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Students show science skills at Olympiad competitionMar 22, 2014 1:01 am - The regional Science Olympiad was held Saturday at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, with winners going on to the state competition. Fifteen-member teams from 15 ...
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Big asteroid will eclipse bright starMar 19, 2014 12:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Skywatchers, get ready to see a rare vanishing act - and don't blink. In the wee hours of Thursday, a 45-mile-wide asteroid will eclipse the brigh...
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Evidence spotted for universe's early growth spurtMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Researchers say they have spotted evidence that a split-second after the Big Bang, the newly formed universe ballooned out at a pace so astonishing that it le...
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Oil mars Alabama swamp months after train crashMar 15, 2014 1:01 am - ALICEVILLE, Ala. - Environmental regulators promised an aggressive cleanup after a tanker train hauling 2.9 million gallons of crude oil derailed and burned in a west Al...
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Elephants prove discerning listeners of us humansMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Dr. Seuss had it right: Horton really does hear a Who. Wild elephants can distinguish between human languages, and they can tell whether a voice comes from ...
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Interest in Fox Valley robot competition skyrocketingMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - By the end of the morning events at the Illinois VEX Robotics state championships, several members of four different teams had gathered around a monitor with a scrolling...
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How deep can a fish go? Scientists may have answerMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - They may look like guts stuffed in cellophane, but five fish hauled up from near-record depths off the coast of New Zealand are providing scien...
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NASA announces mother lode of new planetsFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Washington Post To the list of planets orbiting distant stars, add another 715. That's the number of planets, strewn among 305 planetary systems, popping out of the obse...
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Supply ship departs space station after 5 weeksFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The International Space Station has one less capsule and a lot less trash. A commercial cargo ship ended its five-week visit Tuesday morning. NASA...