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September 25, 2026

2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge Challenge Materials Overview The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.” As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ National Airspace System (NAS), NASA and partners at the FAA, at universities, and in the aviation industry are searching for ways to increase safety, […] Read more

NASA

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September 25, 2026

2026-2027 DWU: Middle School Design Challenge Overview The 2026-2027 challenge theme is, “Fueling Flight Design Challenge: New Energy Systems.” As more and more aircraft are a part of the US’ National Airspace System (NAS), NASA and partners at the FAA, at universities, and in the aviation industry are searching for ways to increase safety, make […] Read more

Youth Radio

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September 16, 2024

A graduate who has SEVEN jobs is “addicted to being busy” and loves her hectic lifestyle. Kloe Woodroffe, 21, currently works as professional dance instructor, baker, influencer, barista, and babysitter, while she also does boat trip tours and works at Subway. Kloe says she thrives on her busy schedule and has no plans to slow... Read more

EurekAlert!

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May 29, 2012

It seems that while the practice of bloodletting throughout history had little or no effect on most diseases, and the practice was abandoned in the 19th century, new research published in BioMed Central's open-access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates that blood donation has real benefits for obese people with metabolic syndrome. Two sessions of bloodletting were enough to improve blood pressure and markers of cardiovascular disease. Read more

Science News

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November 14, 2024

The new finding comes from an analysis of pesticide use and prostate cancer incidence in over 3,100 U.S. counties. Read more

EurekAlert!

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April 9, 2012

23andMe used its unique online platform to find five significant genetic associations for hypothyroidism in the largest known GWAS of hypothyroidism conducted to date. The details of the study are now available online in the journal PLoS ONE. Three of the significant associations, rs6679677, rs3184504, and rs2517532 in are known to be involved in other autoimmune diseases, and others reported are rs4915077 near VAV3 and rs925489 near FOXE1, a gene involved in thyroid development. Read more

EurekAlert!

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April 30, 2012

Twenty-four new species of lizards known as skinks have been discovered on Caribbean islands, half of which already may be extinct or close to extinction. The new species have been scientifically described by Blair Hedges of Penn State University. The loss of many skink species can be attributed primarily to predation by the mongoose -- a predatory mammal that was introduced by farmers. Other types of human activity, especially the removal of forests, also are to blame, according to the… Read more

NASA

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July 22, 2024

This montage contains 25 new images with data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that is being released to commemorate the telescope’s 25th anniversary in space, as described in our latest press release. Since its launch into space on July 23, 1999, Chandra has been NASA’s flagship mission for X-ray astronomy in its fleet of “Great […] Read more

NASA

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December 6, 2023

NASA is marking 25 years since the first two elements of the International Space Station were launched and joined in space. Today, the space station remains a global endeavor with 273 people from 21 countries now having visited the microgravity laboratory and has hosted more than 3,700 research and educational investigations from people in 108 […] Read more

NASA

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May 29, 2024

On May 27, 1999, the second space station assembly and logistics mission began. The main goals of STS-96, designated as the 2A.1 mission in the overall assembly sequence, included resupplying and repairing the fledgling orbital facility, consisting of the Zarya and Node 1 modules assembled during STS-88 in December 1998. The multinational seven-member crew transferred […] Read more

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