Articles filed under Science
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Constable: Roselle teen dazzles with gorgeous astronomy imagesAug 07, 2021 1:00 am - At an age when most kids are learning how to color within the lines, 6-year-Tyler Westering of Roselle was expanding his horizons. "I remember seeing this thing called ...
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Mars rover comes up empty in 1st try at getting rock sampleAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA's newest Mars rover came up empty Friday in its first attempt to pick up a rock sample to eventually be brought back to Earth. The rover Persevera...
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Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply nowAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NA...
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Help researchers track Illinois bat speciesAug 04, 2021 11:00 pm - Do you have a bat roost on your property? Become a community scientist with the Illinois Bat Conservation Program. Go to www.illinoisbats.org and click on "Roost Surveys...
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Forecasters: Hurricane season to be busier than 1st thoughtAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - After a record start, followed by a near-silent July, the Atlantic hurricane season looks like it will be busier than meteorologists predicted a few months ago. The Nati...
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This year's summer of climate extremes hits wealthier placesAug 04, 2021 7:00 am - As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021'²s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have be...
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Melting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100Aug 03, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With climate change threatening the sea ice habitat of Emperor penguins, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced a proposal to list the...
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New theory: Earth's longer days kick-started oxygen growthAug 02, 2021 7:00 am - Scientists have a new idea for how Earth got its oxygen: It's because the planet slowed down and days got longer. A study published Monday proposes and puts to the test...
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Bezos loses appeal of NASA's plans to use Musk moon landerJul 30, 2021 7:00 am - The federal government Friday rejected an appeal by billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to get in on NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon by using rival Elon Mu...
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First cases of mystery songbird illness seen in suburban wildlife centersJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - The young bird, a blue jay about a month old, couldn't open its eyes, both swollen and crusted shut. Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn took in the sick fledgling...