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NASA

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July 31, 2024

On July 19, 2024, NASA officially named Johnson Space Center’s building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” A portrait of Dorothy Vaughan is now the central feature at the entrance of the newly named building. This portrait was hand-painted by Eliza Hoffman, an accomplished artist who is also a […] Read more

EurekAlert!

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March 15, 2012

Winifred Edgerton Merrill (1862-1951) was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics in the United States. As March is National Women's History Month, it is a fitting moment to look back on the life of this outstanding pioneer. Her compelling story is told in an article appearing in the April 2012 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. Read more

Science News

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January 31, 2024

Quantum electrodynamics, which describes how charged particles and light interact, works in the strong fields around highly ionized uranium atoms. Read more

EurekAlert!

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May 7, 2012

Kansas State University researchers in landscape architecture are creating a schoolyard that can become a therapeutic landscape for children with autism. They have designed a place where elementary school children with autism can feel comfortable and included. Read more

Science News

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July 22, 2024

Rocky planets around fiery stars could hide their water for later use, but it takes 3 to 8 times the amount in our world’s oceans to end up Earthlike. Read more

Scientific American

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June 20, 2022

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Youth Radio

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September 6, 2023

Stress is part of the human condition. Young people especially have a lot on their plates with things like exams, planning a future or even just making it through the day. However, one healthy way of coping is through music. Some studies show that listening to music can improve mental health. So, here is a... Read more

NASA

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January 13, 2026

The category 5 hurricane stirred up carbonate sediment near Jamaica in what scientists believe is the largest such event in the satellite record. Read more

EurekAlert!

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February 1, 2012

This new view shows a stellar nursery called NGC 3324. It was taken using the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The intense ultraviolet radiation from several of NGC 3324's hot young stars causes the gas cloud to glow with rich colours and has carved out a cavity in the surrounding gas and dust. Read more

Scientific American

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October 4, 2023

The popular decongestant phenylephrine is not effective, an FDA panel found. Here’s what to use instead. Read more