How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...
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Ancient Bird Discovery and Other Science Marvels
Recent scientific discoveries include the identification of an ancient Antarctic bird as the oldest 'modern' bird, revelations about moon canyons formed by asteroid impact, Chile's struggle with light ...
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Revolutionary Findings on Collagen's Structure Challenge Long-Held Beliefs
A groundbreaking study by researchers at Rice University and the University of Virginia has revealed unexpected structural ...
Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century
On a crisp autumn morning in 1908, an elegantly dressed African American man strode back and forth among the pin oaks, magnolias and silver maples of O’Fallon Park in St. Louis, Missouri. After ...
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Dinosaur discoveries roars into MOSI
FOX 13’s Chris Cato interviews Janet White, the Director of Education of St. Pete’s Museum of Science & Industry, about their ...
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Findings may lead to blood test to predict risk of postpartum depression
Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood during the third ...
The happiest time of day, according to science
Mornings are the happiest time of day, scientists have found. People are happier, more satisfied and less downbeat first ...
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‘Algebra and Indigenous Identity’ focus of $16,922 National Science Foundation grant
In addition to the $615,998 the National Science Foundation is spending to help a Virginia Tech professor learn how to cut ...