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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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VPM’s Morning Edition Host Phil Liles spoke with Dr. Art Evans, an entomologist and host of VPM’s “What’s Bugging You?,” to find out what pollinators are native to Virginia and what we can do to attract them in our gardens. -
Since April, seven turtles have arrived at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, which runs a program to find and save the hooked creatures.
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Explore what it takes for James Madison University's first Rocketry Team to build a rocket and compete in the NASA Student Launch competition.
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Emerge freshwater science program of which VCU is a participant, will be featured in the STEM for All video showcase, May 10-17, 2022.
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Work is underway on the fifth National Climate Assessment - a Congressionally mandated report that’s intended to help “understand, assess, predict and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.
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The James River’s overall health has dipped slightly over the past two years, according to the 2021 State of the James report card. The report credits much of that slide to increased toxic runoff from abnormally heavy rainfall in the watershed, particularly in 2018. It also says the river is showing signs of resilience thanks to certain protections.
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The VASEM virtual summit “Building the Public Trust in Science,” is on Monday, October 25, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This summit is an opportunity to hear top experts from the fields of science, journalism, and policymaking.
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Freshwater mussels filter pollution from sources like the recent sewer overflow out. The creatures are threatened by extinction, largely due to the pollution they can help clean up. Scientists are trying to increase their numbers and improve the overall health of our waterways.
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Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and radio producer Steve Clark, co-hosts of VPM’s popular and long running radio program What’s Bugging You?, have joined forces once again. Their engaging, wide-ranging, and humorous explorations into the world of insects and entomology are presented now for the first time on screen as a new animated series.
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Many insects pretend to be something they are not. Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and VPM radio producer Steve Clark explore camouflage and other related defense strategies that help insects to hide in plain sight.
