Articles filed under Science
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Fermilab workers welcome new directorJun 28, 2013 4:00 pm - Fermilab's new director, Nigel Lockyer, opened with a few jokes Friday morning to set the audience at ease at his introductory all-hands meeting. The Scot-Canadian t...
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Was first curveball thrown 2 million years ago?Jun 26, 2013 6:38 pm - NEW YORK — It’s a big year for throwing. The greatest closer in baseball history, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees, is retiring. Aroldis Chapman, the overpowering Cincinnat...
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Did you see the Supermoon this morning?Jun 23, 2013 8:22 am - Look up in the sky for a super sight: The biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The so-called supermoon appeared 14 percent larger than normal early this morning...
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Gettysburg set new standards for battlefield medicineJun 22, 2013 7:00 pm - GETTYSBURG, Pa. — As gunshots ravaged the bodies of tens of thousands of soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg, military doctors responded with a method of treatment that...
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Solar plane lands near WashingtonJun 16, 2013 9:46 am - WASHINGTON — A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital early Sunday, onl...
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Village must change course on ash treesJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - The village approved spending $300,000 for a flood control study but warned there are no funds for improvements. The study will analyze the sewer system, 2011 flood and ...
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Weakened Andrea breaks Northeast rainfall recordsJun 08, 2013 3:59 pm - NEW YORK — The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season smashed rainfall totals across the Northeast and pushed some streams and creeks over their banks but sp...
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Tech makes tracking cicada spawn easierJun 08, 2013 7:55 am - The last time cicadas took over the eastern U.S., researchers used pencils, postcards and paper maps to track the insects, which spawn every 17 years. Now, the tools are...
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Boston hospital cleaning 2,500-year-old mummyJun 07, 2013 4:46 pm - BOSTON — A 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy came out of his coffin Friday to undergo cleaning and restoration at Massachusetts General Hospital. The mummy known as Padiher...
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Mars rover driving to new spotJun 07, 2013 4:40 pm - LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Opportunity rover is rolling across the Martian surface again, leaving behind a clay-rich rock in search of more discoveries. Mission managers said ...