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Amid a changing landscape, students apply scientific inquiry to environmental resiliency

Projects tackle bioplastics, magnetism, efficient irrigation and more

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Science

35 years since Challenger launch disaster: ‘Never forgotten’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA leaders, retired launch directors, families of fallen astronauts and space fans marked the 35th anniversary of the Challenger disaster on Thursday, vowing never t...

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Science

Behold Hubble’s latest close-up photo of Jupiter

Planet’s bands clearly seen

DATE: Apr 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

When is new forecast really new?

WASHINGTON – Before the first snow fell, U.S. meteorologists realized there was a good chance the late-winter storm wasn’t going to produce giant snow totals in big Northeast cities as predi...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

Shriveling heat

Global warming could cause some mammals to shrink in size

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

So, what’s on the menu?

New study of Neanderthals’ teeth shows more varied diet than thought

DATE: Mar 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

Climate change taking toll on ocean life

Study shows global warming hurting major hot spots for fish species

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

50,000-year-old microbes found in crystals in cave

BOSTON – In a Mexican cave system so beautiful and hot that it is called both Fairyland and hell, scientists have discovered life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old. ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

Weak La Niña fades away after just four months

WASHINGTON – La Niña, we hardly knew ye. U.S. weather forecasters said Thursday the cool flip side to the climate phenomenon El Niño has faded away. The La Niña episode...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

Big gulp

This black hole is taking its time to devour distance star

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

Primates may be facing extinction

WASHINGTON – Gorillas, monkeys, lemurs and other primates are in danger of becoming extinct, and scientists say it’s our fault that our closest living relatives are in trouble, a new interna...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

‘Fairy circles’ may not be so magical

Theory suggests termites, plant life may create intricate patterns

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Science

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