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Braille book from Cincy astronomer brings stars to your fingertips
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Ohio
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Longtime readers will recognize the name Dean Regas, astronomy contributor to The Enquirer and former cohost of the PBS series "Star Gazers," but they may not know that Regas is also the author of seven books about astronomy. His latest foray into...
Indian team wins 4 gold medals, 1 silver at International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics
The Indian Express
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August 23, 2025
India has secured four gold medals and one silver at the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), an official statement said on Thursday. Mumbai hosted the 18th IOAA from August 11 to 21, 2025. The Indian contingent was...
St Joseph’s philosophy students undertake Laudato Si’ ecological exposure at Kanthavara Forest
Daijiworld News
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Media Release Mangaluru, Aug 22: The students of philosophy from St Joseph’s Institute of Philosophy (SJIP) studying at St Joseph’s interdiocesan Seminary (SJS), Jeppu, Mangaluru, in collaboration with the Catholic Association of South Kanara...
Geologist presenting at TMN meeting
Bandera Bulletin - Texas
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August 20, 2025
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter will host a presentation titled If Rocks Could Speak: A Geologist’s View of the Texas Hill Country on Monday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service building near the...
6 NTIC students excel in Cambridge IGCSE June 2025 series
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 25, 2025
The Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) Cambridge School is in the news again as a total of six students from the colleges had an exceptional results in the Cambridge IGCSE June 2025 Series. Recalled that over 300,000 students from 4,231...
S&T welcomes new faculty
Missouri S&T News
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August 25, 2025
Missouri S&T welcomed over 30 faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes applications for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, biomedical engineering, concrete sustainability, nuclear reactor safety and...
Queer ecology: Finding diversity & belonging in nature
London Daily Digital
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August 22, 2025
The idea is backed by science as well as traditional knowledge. From animal behaviour to plant reproduction and even the extraordinary lives of fungi, the natural world demonstrates countless examples of queerness that break the binary Nature is...
Narayanites win 2 gold medals at International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad
Telangana Tribune
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August 22, 2025
-Advertisement- Hyderabad: Two students from Narayana Educational Institutions, Banibrata Majee and Akshat Srivastava, have achieved a remarkable feat by winning gold medals at the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)....
Narayanites clinch 2 gold medals at Int’l Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad
The Hans India
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August 22, 2025
Hyderabad: Narayana Educational Institutions proudly celebrates a historic double victory, as two of its students, Banibrata Majee and Akshat Srivastava, clinched Gold Medals at the prestigious 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and...
Erin Campell joins DNR as state geologist - 08/24/2025
Petroleum News - Alaska
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Petroleum News Dr. Erin Campbell joined the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Aug. 19 as state geologist and director of the Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. "Dr. Campbell is superbly qualified for this technical role and brings...
Astronomers capture a record 130-year evolution of a dying star
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
For the first time, scientists have directly tracked the slow transformation of a dying star over more than a century – revealing it is heating up faster than any other typical star ever observed. The research, published today in The Astrophysical...
Astronomy Olympiad suspends Israel from future editions over its military actions in Gaza
The Indian Express
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August 20, 2025
The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) Monday suspended Israel from future editions of the annual competition for secondary school students, allowing Israeli students to compete only on an individual basis but not as part...
Incoming Ph.D. Student in Applied Mathematics Spotlight: Lois Ruiz
Georgetown University - Washington D.C.
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August 21, 2025
Meet Lois Ruiz (G’30): From McKinney, Texas, Ruiz is starting her Ph.D. in applied mathematics in Georgetown’s College of Arts & Sciences this fall. Ruiz holds a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Texas A&M University and worked as a...
Ecology fines USPS $33,000
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce - Washington State
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August 20, 2025
FEDERAL WAY — The state Department of Ecology has issued a $33,000 penalty to the United States Postal Service (USPS) for violations found during a 2024 inspection of its Seattle Bulk Mail Center in Federal Way. Ecology says USPS had been...
This Tiny Star Hosts a Giant Planet That Breaks the Rules of Astronomy
SciTechDaily
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August 21, 2025
A Saturn-sized planet circling a tiny red dwarf is rewriting what scientists thought was possible in planetary systems. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Astronomers have discovered a giant Saturn-sized planet orbiting TOI-6894, the tiniest known star to...
Geologists fail to measure Ventina glacier
The Rising Nepal
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Rome, Aug. 20: Italy's Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year's hot summer, geologists...
Astronomers Discover Extremely Rare Hierarchical Quadruple System
Sci-News
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August 19, 2025
Named UPM J1040-3551 AabBab, the newly-discovered quadruple star system consists of a pair of cold brown dwarfs and a pair of young red dwarfs. An artist’s impression of the UPM J1040-3551 system against the backdrop of the Milky Way as observed...
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Mining and Geology Holds Talks …
UzDaily
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Economy 21/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Mining and Geology Holds Talks with JDB Group Limited on Investment Development Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of Uzbekistan hosted a meeting with a...
Placer County Awards $1.6 Million To Complete French Meadows Ecological Forest Restoration Project
Placer Sentinel - California
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August 21, 2025
AUBURN, CA (MPG) - The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved on Aug. 19 $1.6 million in contract award agreements to complete the French Meadows Ecological Forest Restoration Project, a multi-year collaborative effort aimed at reducing...
Astronomers Discover a Hidden Engine Inside Space’s “Eye of Sauron”
ScienceDaily
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A look into the throat of an active galaxy reveals a ring-shaped magnetic field that may explain extreme gamma radiation and neutrinos. Key Points A look into the heart of an active galaxy: Astronomers have captured an image of the origin of a...