Articles filed under Science
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Editorial: Fermilab's challenge to the laws of physicsApr 10, 2021 2:00 pm - We as a people spend a lot of time focusing on things that 100 or 1,000 years from now really aren't going to matter much, things that may end up being answers to trivia...
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'Tantalizing' results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebookApr 07, 2021 7:00 am - Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field of partic...
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Learn what wobbling muons say about particles in the universeApr 06, 2021 11:00 pm - YouTube On Wednesday, April 7, the Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab released its eagerly awaited first result. In the experiment, muons (like electrons but heavier) race ...
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Study: US pesticide use falls but harms pollinators moreApr 01, 2021 7:00 am - American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, a...
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Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flightMar 30, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A billionaire's private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college frien...
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SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landingMar 30, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX chalked up another failed landing Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right b...
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NASA gives all clear: Earth safe from asteroid for 100 yearsMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Whew, now here's some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid. The sp...
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Science panel: Consider air cooling tech as climate back-upMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - The U.S. must seriously consider the idea of tinkering with the atmosphere to cool a warming Earth and accelerate research into how and whether humanity should hack the ...
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Part of Wright brothers' 1st airplane on NASA's Mars chopperMar 23, 2021 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A piece of the Wright brothers' first airplane is on Mars. NASA's experimental Martian helicopter holds a small swatch of fabric from the 19...
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US weather model upgraded to better forecast extreme eventsMar 22, 2021 7:00 am - The National Weather Service has turbocharged its lagging forecast model to better predict extreme weather events such as hurricanes, blizzards and downpours, as well as...