Category: Science
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SeaWorld Surpasses 40,000 Animal Rescues Underscoring the Ongoing Need to Help Sick, Injured and Orphaned Animals
Rescue and rehabilitation are a vital first step in species preservation Dozens of species, including many threatened and endangered animals, have been helped by SeaWorld since 1965 One of the largest marine animal rescue organizations in the world, SeaWorld has rescue and rehabilitation operations located at each of its three parks SeaWorld is a professionally accredited…
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NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Test, Launch
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 5, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website. The agency plans to conduct another…
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As Station Crew Readies to Return to Earth, NASA Sets TV Coverage
NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. The mission will depart from the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:43 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 6, for the splashdown and conclusion of…
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Coming soon to the skies above, the Eta Aquariids.
The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower that is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year. The meteor shower is the result of its parent comet, which is the famous Halley’s Comet. The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower separated from Halley’s Comet hundreds of years ago. The current orbit of…
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Toyota, NEEF and P2 Team Up on Pollinator Friendly Places Project
Partnership will enhance 26,000 acres of pollinator habitat over the next five years PLANO, Texas /PRNewswire/ — Pollinators put food on our tables. One out of every three bites we eat comes to us courtesy of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, flower flies, beetles and bats. Today, Toyota is donating $400,000 to the National Environmental Education Foundation…
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NASA Announces Winners of 2022 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
NASA has recognized a new generation of potential space explorers who competed in the agency’s 28th annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge. High school and college students from around the U.S. and world have spent the last eight months designing, building, and testing their rovers for the challenge – one of the original seven NASA Artemis Student Challenges.…
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New earthquake assessments available to strengthen preparedness in Europe
Newswise — During the 20th century, earthquakes in Europe accounted for more than 200,000 deaths and over 250 billion Euros in losses. Comprehensive earthquake hazard and risk assessments are crucial to reducing the effects of catastrophic earthquakes because earthquakes cannot be prevented nor precisely predicted. An international team of European seismologists, geologists, and engineers, with…
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What drives rechargeable battery decay? Depends on how many times you’ve charged it
Newswise — Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries don’t last forever – after enough cycles of charging and recharging, they’ll eventually go kaput, so researchers are constantly looking for ways to squeeze a little more life out of their battery designs. Now, researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and colleagues from Purdue University, Virginia Tech, and…
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Loyalty Research Center and Rep Data Release eBook, “A Cookieless World: The Shifting MarTech Landscape”
New publication explores how Fortune 500 companies and MarTech leaders are reallocating marketing budgets, employing technology solutions and turning to primary data collection for ongoing marketing effectiveness LAS VEGAS /PRNewswire/ — Loyalty Research Center, leading end-to-end research and analytics consultancy, and Rep Data, a full-service data collection firm for quantitative primary research, today released their new eBook, “A…
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The Night Sky | May 2022 | Venus & Jupiter Conjunction | Total Lunar Eclipse | Eta Aquarids Meteors
Late Night Astronomy Venus & Jupiter appear to collide, the Moon turns blood red and a meteor shower lights up the sky! It’s a busy month for the night sky this May. Regardless of your experience or equipment, we’ve got something here for you. Please let me know what excites you about space and what…