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Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
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SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOT/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra/Science Photo Library RFIt could be the next big advance in treating diseases. -
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.
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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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Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss reports of a massive swarm of lady beetles that was detected by National Weather Service radar as they flew over the mountains of southern California. -
The Apollo program's profound impact on technology and knowledge is undeniable, but there are many other big milestones that often get overlooked. While the moon captivated everyone's attention recently, there was a pretty big mission that launched to further understand the moon.
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Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark discuss Art’s recent trip to Georgia in search of seldom-seen scarab beetles.
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The impacts of science and technology on the medical field continue to change the way we live and get treatments for various illnesses. The big and scary diseases like cancer and HIV still cause a lot of strain on millions of people, but perhaps new breakthroughs in science could one day address those concerns.
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A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit science advocacy group, provides in-depth predictions for extreme heat this century.
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Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark reminisce about where they were and what they were doing 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
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With more than a trillion dollars spent since NASA’s inception, many people wonder exactly how much bang taxpayers are getting for their buck. Space travel is a hugely expensive endeavor, especially when you consider that only a handful of humans have ever been able to do it.
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Meet Claire Hollingsworth, a middle school student, inventor, and lover of both science and cooking. Learn more about why science matters to her.
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NASA astronaut and engineer Leland Melvin shares why Science Matters to him. Melvin served on the space shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist and was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in 2010.
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Rayvon Fouché, Purdue University Professor talked about some of the history of technological advances that have impacted the games we love to watch and play. Engineers, scientists, and corporations have teamed up for decades to manufacture victory for elite athletes.
