Articles filed under Science
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DNA privacy gets first Supreme Court testFeb 23, 2013 9:00 am - When Alonzo King was arrested for assault in 2009 after pointing a shotgun at several people, authorities had no reason to think he was also a rapist. Then officials swa...
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Six Hanford nuclear tanks leakingFeb 22, 2013 6:05 pm - YAKIMA, Wash. — Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, Washington Gov. Jay Ins...
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Zoo institute seeks to better engage youthFeb 22, 2013 3:33 pm - A new educational institute at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo is launching several initiatives to better engage young people in science learning. The Hurvis Center for Learn...
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Study: Asian carp DNA may not signal live fishFeb 20, 2013 4:04 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Live Asian carp don’t necessarily have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment, according to a government study released Wednesd...
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Cuba, California report possible meteor explosionsFeb 16, 2013 12:23 pm - HAVANA — Cuba apparently experienced a phenomenon similar to but smaller than the meteorite that detonated over Russia this week, island media reported, with startled re...
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Armageddon not in the stars as UN takes aim at asteroidsFeb 16, 2013 6:04 am - For an anxious world suddenly attuned to the risks from asteroids, a reassuring message is coming from Vienna: Don’t worry, earthlings, the United Nations is on the job....
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WARNING SHOTS: Two space rocks hours apartFeb 15, 2013 4:31 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak h...
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Hanford nuclear tank is leakingFeb 15, 2013 3:46 pm - OLYMPIA, Wash. — A tank that holds radioactive liquids is leaking at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday, raising concern...
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New Yorkers react to mayor’s push to ban plastic foamFeb 15, 2013 3:21 pm - NEW YORK — Barely 24 hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed an all-out ban on plastic foam food containers in the city and already New Yorkers are asking: So what ...
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Russian meteor nothing like prehistoric Des Plaines meteorFeb 15, 2013 10:51 am - A meteor hundreds of times larger than the one that smashed into Russia hit Des Plaines. More than 280 million years ago. As Russians try to learn more about the meteor...