Articles filed under Science
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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 ...
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Mars rover: No surprise in soil testDec 03, 2012 6:03 pm - LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Curiosity rover has indeed found something in the Martian dirt. But so far, there’s no definitive sign of the chemical ingredients necessary to supp...
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U.S. aims to double habitat for spotted owlNov 22, 2012 6:13 am - GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The last building block of the Obama administration’s strategy unveiled Wednesday to keep the northern spotted owl from extinction nearly doubles the...
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Study: Distant dwarf planet has no atmosphereNov 22, 2012 6:13 am - WASHINGTON — Astronomers say Pluto’s icy more distant sister seems even more alien than thought because it doesn’t have an atmosphere. Scientists gained that bit of new ...
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NASA scientists eyeing regional dust storm on MarsNov 22, 2012 6:01 am - PASADENA, Calif. — NASA is tracking a regional dust storm on Mars, but says it has not affected the operations of its two rovers on the surface. The space agency said We...