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Kids in Albright College’s Science Research Institute Summer Program Study Everything From Welding to Parasites – The Mercury
Hazel Sensenig tilted her head, a glint of slight frustration on her face as she stared at the computer screen in front of her. The 10-year-old girl from Wyomissing clicked her mouse and typed a few words on her keyboard. Suddenly, his screen filled with purple H images. “There they …
Read More »Scientific “facts” that you may have learned in school that are no longer true – for now
If you walked into a science class today and opened your notebook, the subject might be slightly different from where you were in school. Our scientific knowledge base is constantly expanding and evolving. New findings or investigations frequently lead to revisions of previous beliefs and, in some cases, invalidations. As …
Read More »Seven fun and fun science facts about the Oregon coast
Seven fun and fun science facts about the Oregon coast Posted 7/17/21 5:55 PM PDT By Andre ‘GW Hagestedt, editor (Oregon Coast) – What lies below you and above these beaches will surprise you. Things on the beach that glow, sing, flash and move in mysterious ways, the Oregon coast …
Read More »How India is adding the muscle of biotechnology to its polar science research, explained
Biotechnological applications of polar microbes have been identified as a key area of interest. In addition, as highlighted in a series of MoES tweets, the proposed center will need to study the relationship between climate change and the emergence of infectious diseases, derive products from nature that could be valuable …
Read More »Dr Jitendra Proposes To Establish The First National Scientific Research University In India
New Delhi, July 10: Union Minister of State (Independent Office) Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Office) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, staff, public grievances, pensions, atomic energy and space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday proposed that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) strive to create the first national …
Read More »Cheating on scientific research occurs frequently with increased publication pressure
Scientists pressured to publish are more likely to be guilty of questionable research practices, according to an integrity study according to the NRC. The results of Lex Bouter’s National Research Integrity Survey showed that more than half of Dutch scientists routinely break scientific rules by omitting unwanted research results, concealing …
Read More »Dr Jitendra Proposes India’s First National Scientific Research University
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh speaking to scientists and officers at Technology Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. Excelsior correspondentNEW DELHI, July 10: Minister of State of the Union (Independent Charge) Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Staff, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and …
Read More »Natural History Museum transfers 27 million specimens to cutting-edge scientific research center in a ‘race against time’ to generate and share big data about nature
The center will expand access to the collections for the Museum’s 300 scientists, their collaborators and researchers around the world through rapid digitization and state-of-the-art scientific facilities The move will be the largest collections move since the 1880s The Natural History Museum today announces the transfer of 27 million specimens, …
Read More »Gender bias in science? Research written by women is cited much less than projects led by men
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – As the gender gap in STEM slowly narrows, a new study illustrates just how far modern science has to go to view male and female scientists as equals. You might think that people judge any research project by its findings and methodology, not by its authors. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Engineering graduate receives Rader Prize for research in network science
Henry Carscadden broadens his horizons, both as a member of the US Space Force and as a computer scientist. Carscadden, who graduated from the University of Virginia in May, received a Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Research Award, from the Department of Computer Science at the School of Engineering, for his …
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