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Ice hidden in shadowy craters on dwarf planet Ceres
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several shadowy craters on the dwarf planet Ceres contain ice, scientists reported Thursday. Deposits of ice have previously been spied in craters on Mercury and our moon, also in regions that are permanently in the dark. The d...
Study: Drilling may have caused deadly 1933 California quake
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New research suggests oil drilling decades ago may have triggered earthquakes in the Los Angeles region, including the 1933 quake that killed more than 100 people. If confirmed, it would be the first time oil operations have b...
How long can people live? New study suggests there's a limit
LOS ANGELES (AP, Oct. 5, 2016) — Just how long can people live? New research suggests there may be a limit to our life span — one that's hard to extend without some sort of breakthrough that fixes all age-related problems. The record for the wor...
Jupiter moon may have water plumes that shoot up 125 miles
LOS ANGELES (AP, posted Sept. 26, 2016) — The Hubble Space Telescope has spied what appear to be water plumes on one of Jupiter's icy moons shooting up as high as 125 miles. The geysers are apparently from an underground ocean that is thought to exis...
Plan divvies up desert for conservation, energy projects
LOS ANGELES (AP, posted Sept. 14, 2016) — Swaths of public land in the California desert will be opened to solar and wind farms under a federal plan released Wednesday that preserves much of the landscape for conservation and recreation. The l...
Future climate change field test doesn't make Earth greener
LOS ANGELES (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — In the course of a 17-year experiment on more than 1 million plants, scientists put future global warming to a real world test — growing California flowers and grasslands with extra heat, carbon dioxide and... Full story
Inactive volcano spotted on largest object in asteroid belt
LOS ANGELES (AP, Sept. 1, 2016) – A NASA spacecraft has spied what appears to be an inactive volcano on the surface of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The volcano is about half as tall as Mount Everest and l...
NASA spacecraft beams back close-up views of Jupiter's poles
LOS ANGELES (AP, Sept. 2, 2016) – A NASA spacecraft has captured the best views of Jupiter yet, revealing turbulent storms in the north pole. Jupiter's northern polar region is stormier than expected and appears bluer than the rest of the planet, s...
Good boy! Dogs know what you're saying, study suggests
BERLIN (AP, Aug. 30, 2016) – Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: Man's best friend really does understand some of what we're saying. Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listeni...
Did fall from tree kill famous human ancestor Lucy?
LOS ANGELES (AP, Aug. 29, 2016) – The famous human ancestor known as Lucy walked the Earth, but it was her tree climbing that might have led to her demise, a new study suggests. An analysis of her partial skeleton reveals breaks in her right arm, l... Full story
