SCIENCE

Cedar Rapids tries to turn city of stumps into tree oasis

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Until one afternoon last August, Cedar Rapids had always been a lush, leafy island surrounded by a sea of corn and soybeans, with… Read more

Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured

BEIJING — Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday.

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China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions

BEIJING — China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the… Read more

AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease

A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one,… Read more

China says most rocket debris burned up during reentry

 China’s space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of… Read more

Flock of giant California condors trashes woman’s home

Giant California condors are rare — but not at Cinda Mickols’ home.

About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking… Read more

Indonesia’s Sinabung spews column of volcanic ash into sky

Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Sinabung erupted Friday, spewing a thick column of volcanic ash 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) into the sky.

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60 years since 1st American in space: Tourists lining up

 Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.

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