Articles filed under Science
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Astronaut urges Barrington students to aim for starsJan 09, 2013 9:00 am - The space shuttle may be gone, but American children need not give up their dreams of becoming astronauts. That was the message Shannon Walker of NASA shared Wednesday m...
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Study: Billions of Earth-size planets in Milky WayJan 07, 2013 12:59 pm - LONG BEACH, Calif. — Astronomers hunting for Earth-like planets now have many places to look. A new estimate released Monday suggested the Milky Way galaxy is home to at...
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Road trip on tap for NASA’s Mars roverDec 29, 2012 3:57 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoo...
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Annual bird counts give scientists climate cluesDec 22, 2012 12:33 pm - MAD ISLAND, Texas — Armed with flashlights, recordings of bird calls, a small notebook and a stash of candy bars, scientist Rich Kostecke embarked on an annual 24-hour C...
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Low-water rivers unveiling pieces of historyDec 22, 2012 12:31 pm - ST. LOUIS — From sunken steamboats to a millennium-old map engraved in rock, the drought-drained rivers of the nation’s midsection are offering a rare and fleeting glimp...
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White Christmas not out of question for IllinoisDec 15, 2012 10:45 am - CHAMPAIGN — It's been a warmer than usual holiday season so far in Illinois, but State Climatologist Jim Angel says a white Christmas is still a remote possibility. Ange...
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Elgin teens win state robotics contest, headed to worldsDec 11, 2012 10:00 pm - Kristen and Matthew McKellar, both 15, prefer robotics over sports. The tournaments in which they compete are packed with future engineers and programmers, not jocks. B...
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Observatory opens for ‘Not the End of the World’Dec 11, 2012 3:45 pm - Harper College astronomy instructors have a hunch the world won’t really end on Dec. 21. When it doesn’t, they’ll celebrate with a free midday observatory party allowing...
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Drug makers’ interference with generics gets high court reviewDec 07, 2012 2:47 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take a close look at payments from brand-name drug makers to manufacturers of generic equivalents to keep the no-name products off th...
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Below surface, moon reveals a “shattered” historyDec 05, 2012 12:59 pm - LOS ANGELES — The moon took quite a beating in its early days, more than previously believed, scientists reported Wednesday. This surprising new view of the moon comes ...