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Traditional knowledge in the Pacific explains the causes and manifestations of natural phenomena, and identifies the best ways to respond. In Tonga, when frigate bird flies across the land, it signals a tropical cyclone is developing. This belief stacks up scientifically. The wisdom of animals and plants is also used to predict wet weather.
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

In B.C. and across Canada, the costs of climate-related disasters are adding up. Scientists say the stakes in getting it right are huge, with lives and billions of dollars in the balance. Polar Geoscience says the study took a deterministic approach that underestimates the effect of industrial logging on flooding.
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2 years ago Read more at Campbell River Mirror

kombucha is a fermented tea known for its health benefits and tangy kick. Now, chemists from Shippensburg University are investigating ways to reliably minimize alcohol. The researchers will present their results today at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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2 years ago Read more at EurekAlert

The Harvard computers were a group of more than 80 women hired by Harvard professor Edward C. Pickering, Class of 1865, to analyze astronomical images. They were called computers because they did tedious mathematical computations by hand, work that has now been replaced by modern computers. Yet many continued this work, holding fast to the valuable opportunity it provided them to engage in the sciences.
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2 years ago Read more at Harvard Crimson

In B.C. and across Canada, the costs of climate-related disasters are adding up. Scientists say the stakes in getting it right are huge, with lives and billions of dollars in the balance. Polar Geoscience says the study took a deterministic approach that underestimates the effect of industrial logging on flooding.
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2 years ago Read more at Victoria News

Brown Brain Bee and the Department of Neuroscience hosted the annual Brain Fair. Participants could walk through tables showcasing neuroscience-related labs at Brown. The fair is a public event for community members of all ages to learn about neuroscience.
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2 years ago Read more at The Brown Daily Herald

A phenomenon known as the 'ring of fire' is visible because of the way the sun's edges surround the moon perfectly. The giraffes gathered and broke into a gallop, the Galápagos tortoises began to mate, and the gorillas started to get ready for bed. With the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, researchers plan to build upon their past study at a different zoo located within the path of totality.
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2 years ago Read more at KSL.com

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Illinois landowners could be eligible for $5,000 in free soil analyses and consultation with a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research team in exchange for participating in a historic project seeking to learn how soils have changed over 120 years. The project started when soil scientist Andrew Margenot stumbled upon a trove of ancient soil samples. Likely the oldest and largest soil archive in the world, the 8,000-sample collection was ripe for analysis.
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2 years ago Read more at Agri-News

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network is looking for new volunteers. CoCoRaHS came about as a result of a devastating flash flood that hit Fort Collins, Colo., in July 1997. A local severe thunderstorm dumped over a foot of rain in several hours while other portions of the city had only modest rainfall.
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2 years ago Read more at WOAY News