Articles filed under Science
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Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moonMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. ...
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Weather satellite rockets to orbit to monitor US WestMar 01, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - America's newest weather satellite blasted off Tuesday to improve wildfire and flood forecasting across the western half of the country. It's...
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Constable: Insect Fear Film Festival features 'King of Sting'Feb 22, 2022 4:30 am - For those of us who got the first vaccine shot, the second vaccine shot, the flu shot, the booster shot and all those other shots throughout our life, we owe a bit of gr...
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Nearly half of US bald eagles suffer lead poisoningFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - America's national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic l...
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US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 yearsFeb 15, 2022 6:00 am - America's coastline will see sea levels rise in the next 30 years by as much as they did in the entire 20th century, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly ...
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West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 yearsFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live...
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Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbitFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take par...
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DNA analysis of elephant ivory reveals trafficking networksFeb 14, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study. ...
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SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe MarchFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship - the world's most powerful rocket ever built - could...
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SpaceX's Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe MarchFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship - the world's most powerful rocket ever built - could...