Articles filed under Science
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One of Europe's last untamed rivers is threatened by damsOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) - Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River's many springs. "...
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South Pole's ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discoveryOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The ozone hole near the south pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to ...
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One of Europe's last wild rivers is in danger of being tamedOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - ALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) - Under a broad plane tree near Albania's border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River's many springs. "...
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Climate change making stronger El Ninos, study findsOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Climate change is making stronger El Ninos, which change weather worldwide and heat up an already warming planet, a new study finds. Scientists examined 33 ...
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Female spacewalking duo uplifted by excitement belowOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronauts who took part in the first all-female spacewalk are still uplifted by all the excitement down on Earth. International Space St...
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First all-female spacewalking team makes historyOct 18, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The world's first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space St...
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First solar project of its kind in the state lights up in ElginOct 18, 2019 5:30 am - Elgin's Rainy Solar is the first community solar project in Illinois, and the credit is going to an entrepreneur who had a compelling vision, the support of the city and...
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Weather Service winter forecast: A bit warmer, but chaoticOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Expect big swings in weather this winter, government forecasters say. The National Weather Service says the large global forces that help drive broad patter...
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Space station's 2 women prep for 1st all-female spacewalkOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century. That changes Friday with spacewalk No. 421. NASA a...
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Mars lander's digger is burrowing again after snagOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A Mars lander's digger is burrowing into the red planet again after hitting a snag seven months ago. NASA said Thursday the m...