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Promoting Science in the Capital Region - Science is for Everyone.

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@NYSDEC
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
2 years
Happy #WorldTurtleDay! Be on the lookout for turtles crossing the road and remember to "give turtles a brake." Thousands of turtles are killed each year in New York when struck by vehicles while migrating to nesting areas. 🧵⤵️ 📷: Laura Heady
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CapSciNY
2 years
Just one of many cool stories we've seen for #WorldBeeDay
@ScienceMagazine
Science Magazine
2 years
Lab-kept bumble bees roll small wooden balls around for no apparent purpose other than fun, revealed a study from last year. Learn more on #WorldBeeDay: https://t.co/MnJvQmvse8 @ScienceVisuals
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CapSciNY
4 years
What is love? A) Oh baby don't hurt me B) Oxytocin C) I don't know It's a mystery scientists have yet to explain, but that hasn't stopped them from trying. https://t.co/jz7g9umLvO
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vox.com
People say they know what they’re looking for in a partner. Relationship experts say otherwise.
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@CapSciNY
CapSciNY
4 years
You may be familiar with the plight of the honeybee but what about bumblebees? The decline of these bees, native to the U.S., gets less conservation attention, but they're unsung heroes of pollination.
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CapSciNY
4 years
Frogs, each with an amputated limb, regrew their lost legs in a regenerative medicine experiment. After just 24 hrs of exposure to the treatment, the limbs successfully regrew over the next 18 months.
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amp.theguardian.com
Nearly complete limb develops over 18 months, raising exciting possibilities for human patients
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CapSciNY
4 years
It’s #penguinawarenessday and a fine time to look at the role of these animals in science. The website of the US’s Antarctic Program features a live webcam showing the Torgersen Island penguin colony.
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CapSciNY
4 years
Elizabeth Ann may save an endangered species, the black-footed ferret. Why is Ellizabeth Ann invested in saving ferrets? Because she is a black-footed ferret, a clone who scientists hope will help boost genetic diversity in the dwindling population
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CapSciNY
4 years
In a first for, well, the world, NASA announced that the Parker Solar Probe penetrated the sun's outer atmosphere, on April 28. No spacecraft has ever gotten so close to the sun.
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nature.com
Nature - The Parker Solar Probe has passed through a boundary and into the Sun’s atmosphere, gathering data that will help scientists better understand stars.
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CapSciNY
4 years
Which chemical discoveries will take home the title of the coolest molecule of the year? Vote at Chemical and Engineering News! A personal favorite - infinitene, made of benzene rings that loop like an infinity ring.
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cen.acs.org
With researchers back in the swing of things, we review the year’s top trends, fascinating findings, memorable molecules, and more
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CapSciNY
4 years
Earlier this week, scientists reported they found the second person naturally cured (meaning without the help of medicines or therapies) of HIV, the virus causing AIDS.
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statnews.com
The “Esperanza Patient” appears to have eradicated the virus from her body without the help of drugs or a bone marrow transplant — which would make her only the second person believed to have cured...
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CapSciNY
4 years
Catch up on COP 26, the big climate change summit, and read about the science, projections, and promises featured at the meeting.
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CapSciNY
4 years
Want to know what it's like to be on Mars? Read about the experiments (on Earth) recreating conditions humans may face on Mars. https://t.co/9Meooqh9FQ
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smithsonianmag.com
A hostile landscape. Cramped quarters. Dehydrated food. A photographer takes part in an attempt to live on another planet
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CapSciNY
4 years
In a recent test to tackle the organ shortage, scientists attached a kidney from a gene-edited pig to a deceased patient. In it's 2-day stint, the pig organ functioned just like a typical kidney. https://t.co/trVSLDGkcq
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apnews.com
Scientists have temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work. The feat is a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving...
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CapSciNY
4 years
Checkout footage from NOAA's uncrewed surface vehicle from inside a category 4 hurricane, featuring 50-foot waves and 120 mph winds.
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noaa.gov
NOAA and Saildrone are collecting scientific data from inside Hurricane Sam
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CapSciNY
4 years
Wow! What an impressive lineup! Looking forward to tuning in for these events!
@arunrichardc
Arun Richard
4 years
Excited to officially announce the "Stranded in Science" #SciComm #SciArt virtual seminar series! We have spectacular speakers @CranfordMATTER @MichelleFrancl @KitchenChemProf for this first edition. More details on each event to follow. 💻📡🔗 @TheRNAInstitute @UAlbanyLSRB
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CapSciNY
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Scientists found fossilized footprints showing humans came to North America thousands of years before most people thought. "If the dating is accurate...the prints represent the earliest unequivocal evidence of human occupation anywhere in the Americas."
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nature.com
Nature - Children left tracks in New Mexico around 22,500 years ago — thousands of years before most scientists thought humans settled in North America.
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CapSciNY
4 years
Scientists are diving into Lake Superior, exploring the Lucerne shipwreck. They're looking for sponges. These sponges could hold molecular secrets to new antibiotics.
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statnews.com
Chemist Brian Murphy is among those dedicated to pairing old-fashioned exploration with 21st-century technology to find new antibiotics and fill the "discovery void" in the field.
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CapSciNY
4 years
9/8, researchers announced the completion of a coral atlas made from over 2 million satellite images of the world's coral reefs. It's the first high-res global map of corals, and has a bleaching monitor. You can explore it here: https://t.co/SdcwuoIv3f #scicomm #climatechange
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CapSciNY
4 years
When they subjected a soccer ball-like cage of 60 carbon atoms, aka buckyball, to high pressure and temperature (1,200 degrees C or 2,192 degrees F), scientists created a material so hard it scratches diamonds. https://t.co/oqACQxUt19
chemistryworld.com
Compressing buckyballs at high temperatures makes ultra-hard and strong carbon materials
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@CapSciNY
CapSciNY
4 years
Vaccines aren't just for people and pets. Scientists are developing - and in some cases have developed - vaccines to protect a wide array of wild animals: prairie dogs, white-nosed bats, yellow-eyed penguins, koalas, and even Siberian tigers. https://t.co/EquLOxqJJD Read less
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news.mongabay.com
For more than a year, the world has closely followed the development, approval and deployment of various coronavirus vaccines that could bring an end to the global pandemic, debating every side...
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