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A Look Into Great Lakes Water Levels
Great Lakes have seen record-low and record-high water levels in the past seven years. Water levels are now near average in the U.S. and Canada.
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Read more at CBS News
The Impact of Lockdown Policies on Air Pollution
The concept originated in the United States during the 1970s. It revolves around the idea of ensuring fairness and equity in environmental issues. The U.S. has made significant progress in reducing air pollution through stringent regulations and policies, turning its attention to addressing social disparities in air quality.
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Read more at EurekAlert
The Rare Green Honeycreeper Bird
The rare green honeycreeper bird was spotted on a farm near Manizales, Colombia. It had aqua-blue feathers on one half and yellow-green plumage on the other half. The bird’s unusual colouration is thought to have been caused by bilateral gynandromorphism.
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Drew Charter's Most Recent Game
Drew Charter blew past the Business Engineering Science Tech Eagles 17-1. Ellis Grega was a major factor no matter where he played. Grega hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Myron Leonard was another key contributor, going 3-for-3.
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Read more at MaxPreps
Physics for Society in the Horizon 2050
The encyclopaedia-like work is part of the European Physical Society’s project ‘Grand Challenges: Physics for Society in the Horizon 2050’. The project explores our ability to imagine and shape the future by assessing how physics can help tackle major issues affecting the lives of citizens by 2050.
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Sonoma Biotherapeutics Opens New Research and Development Center in Seattle
Sonoma Biotherapeutics has taken over three of four floors in a building formerly occupied by the tech company F5, spanning a total of 83,000 square feet. The new lab space is large enough for roughly 65 scientists, who are working on early-state research that precede clinical trials. It’s pursuing treatments that use what are known as regulatory T (Treg) cells to protect the cells under attack.
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Read more at GeekWire
The Science Museum of Virginia
On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, a solar eclipse will pass over the United States, with the path of totality stretching from Texas to Maine. Virginians will be able to see the sun almost entirely covered by the moon. There will also be telescopes with solar filters available, provided by the Richmond Astronomical Society.
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Is There a Future for Science Education?
iNaturalist has a lot of resources to share with the public, but it's not a bad thing. I think we need to be able to do this in this area, but we need it more than ever. It's a great way to get to know the public about the issues that are happening in our society. And I think it's just a good way of addressing these issues. We need to have a better understanding of what we are doing, and
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Read more at University of Nevada, Reno
A Brown Dwarf - An Artist's Concept
a brown dwarf is marked by wind-driven horizontal bands of thick clouds that may alternate with relatively cloud-free bands. The name "brown dwarf'quot; is a misnomer because the object would typically appear red to the naked eye. But as they age, the binary system gravitationally falls apart.
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Read more at Science@NASA
The Science of Reading Is Not a Buzzword
The Reading League partnered with the National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) This organization advocates for the educational needs of English learners and emergent bilinguals. We have found many fears expressed by voices opposed to the science of reading stem from worries that the student population they are advocating for is not considered in the discussion. The reading League is a vast, interdisciplinary body of knowledge that draws from decades of research.
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Read more at Language Magazine