Articles filed under Science
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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...
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Meteor explodes over Russia, nearly 1,000 injuredFeb 15, 2013 5:09 am - MOSCOW — A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless window...
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New documentary explains why Fermilab is still relevantFeb 14, 2013 9:47 am - When physicist Robert Wilson designed Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, he included a herd of bison. He wanted to honor and preserve the image of the American prair...
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Astronaut aboard space station ‘visits’ Naperville schoolFeb 13, 2013 7:34 am - Orbiting about 250 miles above Earth, NASA astronaut Kevin Ford spends his days working with a crew studying potential cures for osteoporosis. But he’s longing for a gol...
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Curiosity rover the first to drill into Martian rockFeb 09, 2013 6:13 pm - The Curiosity rover became the first robot probe to drill into Martian rock as it collected a sample that may reveal further clues about a wet environment in the planet’...
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Earth-observing satellite to launch from CaliforniaFeb 08, 2013 5:18 pm - LOS ANGELES — Carrying on a four-decade tradition, a new Earth-observing satellite is set to provide another watchful eye over our planet’s glaciers, forests, water reso...
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Museum unwrapping mummy’s story with CT scanFeb 02, 2013 8:35 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Using modern technology, a Virginia museum is working to unwrap the story behind one of the earliest surviving Egyptian mummies. The Virginia Museum of F...