Articles filed under Science
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Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 yearsFeb 10, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument - and it still works, producing a deep...
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Arab spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flightFeb 09, 2021 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanet...
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Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollenFeb 08, 2021 6:00 am - When Dr. Stanley Fineman started as an allergist in Atlanta, he told patients they should start taking their medications and prepare for the drippy, sneezy onslaught of ...
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Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick successionFeb 07, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. T...
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Under the sea, humans have changed ocean soundsFeb 04, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Not only are humans changing the surface and temperature of the planet, but also its sounds -- and those shifts are detectable even in the open ocean, accor...
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SpaceX's 2nd Starship test flight ends with another kaboomFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX's second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing Tuesday. Elon Musk's company...
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Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planetFeb 02, 2021 6:00 am - Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the ...
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US billionaire buys SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 othersFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A U.S. billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three 'œeveryday'ť people ...
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Spacewalkers complete 4 years of power upgrades for stationFeb 01, 2021 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts completed a four-year effort to modernize the International Space Station's power grid on Monday, installin...
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Stevenson senior's research aims to help find cure for COVID-19Feb 01, 2021 4:30 am - Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, researchers have been scrambling to combat the deadly virus that has claimed more than 2 million lives and infected more than 100 mil...