Articles filed under Science
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Quinn attends climate meeting in IowaMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn has attended another meeting of President Barack Obama's Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. The Chicago Democrat made a sto...
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Cracks in concrete slab delay opening of new Oakton science buildingMay 10, 2014 8:01 am - Rest of science building done, Oakton official says
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Harper College holds Astronomy Day with full lineupMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - Whether its black holes or the birth of stars, Harper College will demystify the universe Saturday during Astronomy Day. Harper's physical science department and Northwe...
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Federal report: Warming disrupts Americans' livesMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Most Americans are already feeling man-made global warming, from heat waves to wild storms to longer allergy seasons. And it is likely to get worse and more...
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New national brain science building named after former suburban congressmanMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - More than a dozen years after he left his northern suburban congressional seat, the National Institutes of Health has named its major brain science building after former...
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Local robotics teams in world competitionApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - The VEX Robotics World Championship last weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center in Rockwall, Texas, drew more than 15,000 participants from 27 countries on 760 of the ...
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Lincolnshire junior high schoolers compete in national science contestApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - Lincolnshire students Saturday made the top 16 teams competing in a prestigious science contest in Washington, D.C. James Wei, Conrad Oberhaus, David Liang and Haoyang Y...
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Drones unearth more details about Chaco cultureApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Recently published research describes how archaeologists outfitted a customized drone with a heat-sensing camera to unearth what they believe are cer...
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Barrington conservation group looks to the skiesApr 21, 2014 11:00 pm - More than two dozen stargazers recently took part in a spring astronomy program presented by Barrington-based Citizens for Conservation as part of its youth education cl...
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NASA's space station Robonaut finally getting legsApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Robonaut, the first out-of-this-world humanoid, is finally getting its space legs. For three years, Robonaut has had to manage from the waist up. ...