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November 15, 2024
VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A 420-meter (quarter-mile) white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight. The tube is the heart of the new European Hyperloop Center that opens Tuesday and will be a proving ground in coming
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LONDON (AP) — The newest endangered baby gorilla at the London Zoo is more than six weeks old but doesn’t yet have a name. Zookeepers aren’t even sure if it’s a male or female because they haven’t been able to get close enough to examine it. A photo taken Monday by The Associated Press shows
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts successfully docked Monday at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the space outpost after Saturday’s blastoff from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan that followed an aborted launch attempt
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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and … maple syrup? A university in the southern region of the state is proposing the possibility of New Jersey being the source of the syrupy brown topping typically used on pancakes. As a part
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Forecasters are warning of a geomagnetic storm in Boulder, Colorado that could disrupt radio signals due to a burst of plasma from a solar flare. The event may also provide an opportunity for spectacular aurora sightings. The Saturday alert from the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado states that there is no need for
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is planning its first-ever moose hunting season this fall. Wildlife experts have observed a significant increase in the number of moose in Nevada over the last five years, with a population now exceeding
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A Soyuz rocket launched from Russia successfully transported three astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday, after a prior launch delay just two days earlier. The Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan successfully launched a spacecraft with NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky, and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus on board. The scheduled liftoff
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Get your grocery shopping done. Print out directions for driving. And be prepared to wait patiently. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America. Authorities in the areas
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Advocates for organic farming have often presented it as being more beneficial for both people and the environment. However, a recent study conducted in a California county revealed an unexpected consequence as the amount of land dedicated to organic farming increased: conventional farms in the surrounding area started using more pesticides. The researchers attribute this
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The upcoming total solar eclipse in April, centered in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is expected to result in a wealth of scientific discoveries. This is possible due to the utilization of cutting-edge spacecraft and telescopes, as well as the fortunate alignment of cosmic events. The moon will be in a close proximity to Earth, resulting in
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