Articles filed under Science
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Geysers spotted on Jupiter’s moon EuropaDec 12, 2013 2:07 pm - Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — The search for life in the solar system took a turn Thursday with the announcement that Europa, a moon of Jupiter first discovered by Gal...
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Mild 2013 cuts Arctic a break, warming woes remainDec 12, 2013 1:01 pm - WASHINGTON — The rapid melting in the Arctic eased up this year. But the government says global warming is still dramatically altering the top of the world, reducing the...
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Geminid meteor shower ramps up Friday nightDec 11, 2013 5:18 pm - Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s time for the December sky show. The annual Geminids (JEM’-i-nids) meteor shower — the most intense of the year — will peak F...
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European probe on course for a landing on a cometDec 10, 2013 12:51 pm - BERLIN — It’s been likened to a parachutist trying to land on a mountaintop. Or a person attempting to leap from one speeding car to another. The European Space Agency i...
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NASA: Ancient Mars lake may have supported lifeDec 09, 2013 1:08 pm - LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars, which scientists say could have been a perfect spot for tiny primitive or...
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Study finds mice DNA passes learned fear through generationsDec 07, 2013 5:37 pm - A newborn mouse pup, seemingly innocent to the workings of the world, may actually harbor generations’ worth of information passed down by its ancestors. In the experime...
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Police seal off hospital treating radiation victimsDec 06, 2013 1:10 pm - PACHUCA, Mexico — Federal police blocked access Friday to a central Mexico hospital where six people were reported to have been admitted with radiation exposure. An offi...
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Crews make rare dinosaur findDec 02, 2013 4:40 pm - HELENA, Mont. — Federal officials say Illinois paleontology crews working in southeastern Montana excavated the remains of a dinosaur rarely found in North America. U.S....
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Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hopeNov 29, 2013 12:12 pm - STOCKHOLM — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after essentially grazing the sun. Now, th...
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Sardine crash may be hurting brown pelicansNov 28, 2013 1:36 pm - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists and conservation groups are worried the crash in West Coast sardines that has triggered deep cutbacks in commercial fishing is also starvi...