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Citizen science has previously spurred action by the Richmond government.
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Ryan Hodnett/Wikimedia CommonsGroundhog Day is a “cross-quarter day” on the celestial calendar. Cross quarter days are mid-way points between the Solstices and Equinoxes. These days are associated with many familiar holidays whose astronomical roots have largely been forgotten. -
Nick McNamara / WHRO/For nearly 60 years, this office has explored the nature of consciousness.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsPartner company hopes to have the project up and running by the 2030s.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsA panel of experts could determine if “pattern of misconduct” occurred.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsAn ongoing review of a former state crime lab analyst’s work uncovered the error.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsFormer Science Museum of Virginia scientist captures Greek family recipes in new cookbook.
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GSO Images/The Image Bank/Getty ImagesEarly in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer's and other threats to memory and thinking.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsHead of Harrison Family Translational Research Center discusses advances in treatment.
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Photo by Katherine Hafner/The island's lost two-thirds of its land mass since 1850 and climate change is making the problem worse.
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Dr. Robert Winn says improved screening methods, vaccines could help wipe out the disease.
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2020 has certainly given us some scary, rough, and down right unfortunate news headlines, but I’m happy to report the world of science has some good news to share from here on Earth, up in space, and even inside your brain! -
Everyone knows that the average human body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit…OR IS IT?!?
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This year we've been told to socially distance, learned about past uses of this medical guidance, and we've even seen studies on animals that practice social distancing. Keeping disease from spreading is not just a human goal.
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The expanding universe, life beyond Earth, and dark energy are all pretty big far out mysteries. Another huge mystery is not only near, but with us all the time, our brain. Science has yet to understand how this remarkable organ truly functions.
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We love the topic of sharks. We love chatting about climate related regional shark issues. We love chatting about walking sharks (yes, you read that correctly, walking...sharks.) We love chatting about shark-related technology.
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What do you get when you take the enzyme MHETase and combine it with the enzyme PETase? Duh, you get MHETase-PETase, the super enzyme! A team of scientists that have just shared some news about a potential way for humanity to use this super enzyme to help curb our global plastic wastes.
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This Science Pub RVA program on "Birds, Birders, and Bias" was recorded on August 31, 2020 and contains two talks, each with distinct Q&A segments.
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Diabetes is in the top 10 causes of death globally. One of the key objectives of the science industry is to raise the quality of life for our human family, including diabetic individuals.
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We’ve often read that having a pet enhances one’s health or pet owners tend to live longer, but how do they do through a crisis like the pandemic? Recently some scientists took a deeper look into the relationships between humans and their animal companions during our current pandemic-lockdown-lifestyle.
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As the pandemic continues to impact much of Earth’s daily ongoings, more and more people are starting to ask the same big question: When will we see a vaccine for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2? Various statements have been made about when this could be ready, but let's begin by asking the fundamental question here: How do vaccines get approved?
