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Over 100 students from 13 schools across the Capital Region competed in the National Science Bowl regional qualifier on March 2. Students from around the county prepared for their regional qualifiers for months. The team from Niskayuna High School will travel alongside the other regional winners to the national finals in Washington D.C.
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2 years ago Read more at NEWS10 ABC

Science X's editorial process and policies reviewed this article. Beliefs about relationship between religion and science may be key factor in people's views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, according to new research from Rice University.
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2 years ago Read more at Phys.org

Calcium supplementation may be beneficial for bone health and preeclampsia risk. However, the evidence is still uncertain. The recommended dietary allowance for calcium ranges from 1,000 to 1,200 mg per day. Calcium deficiencies can lead to lowered bone strength and osteoporosis.
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2 years ago Read more at Healio

Mars Sample Return is a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency to collect samples of rock, soil, and atmospheric gases from Mars and bring them to Earth. Right now, NASA’s Perseverance rover is collecting samples in Jezero Crater, where a river once spilled into an ancient lake. Getting the samples back to Earth will require two additional missions. A Mars lander will collect the samples and launch them into orbit, where another spacecraft will collect them and ship them back to
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2 years ago Read more at The Planetary Society

The West Virginia Department of Education hosted nearly 300 students at the 2024 West Virginia Science and Engineering Fair. Young scientists from grades 3 through 12 presented more than 200 exhibits in categories including chemistry, technology, plant science, engineering, robotics and much more. This fair provides opportunities for students to ask questions about their world and to be creative and resourceful as they contemplate problems to eventually solve.
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2 years ago Read more at West Virginia Department of Education

In my life, I dreamed of transcendence even if I didn’t know to call it by that name. I devoured telescopic images of interstellar clouds and star fields. In the mathematical proofs underpinning Newton’s gravity and Einstein’s relativity, I saw an invisible skeleton on which the flawed flesh of the world had been hung.
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2 years ago Read more at The Atlantic

Science is one of the most highly regarded institutions in America, with nearly three-quarters of the public expressing “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of confidence in scientists. However, confidence in science has nonetheless declined over the past few years, since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors, members of the Strategic Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, write that while there is broad public agreement about the values that should underpin science.
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2 years ago Read more at Futurity: Research News

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has announced that Trine University has qualified for the Bronze Tier within the CAS University Recognition Program. This program recognizes academic institutions with a demonstrated commitment to preparing property and casualty actuaries through their educational offerings. The CAS is the world’s only actuarial organization focused exclusively on property risks, serving over 10,000 members worldwide. It offers three levels of recognition for universities: bronze, silver and gold.
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2 years ago Read more at Trine University

This is the sixth installment in “The Climate Report” collaborative series. I have criticized the New York Times for exaggerating the impacts of climate change, but this type of criticism may be in vain if they are covering climate exactly how their audience wants them to. The first article is titled: Surge in extreme forest fires fuels global emissions.
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2 years ago Read more at Breakthrough Institute

In the moon to Mars (M2M) Architecture document, NASA clearly explains the purpose of these extraordinary efforts: to conduct world-class science, to establish a national posture that will affect humanity’s future. In my 50 year career, I’ve seen the space world from many different vantage points: National Lab, startup venture, consultant, center director of NASA Ames, peer-reviewed journal editor and adjunct professor at Stanford. The very first requirement was developing a common language to bridge the chasms among
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2 years ago Read more at SpaceNews