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Category Archives: Breaking News
NASA on the Upcoming Annular Eclipse
On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the sun, transforming sunbeams across the Pacific side of Earth into fat crescents and thin rings of light. Continue reading
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Tagged Annular eclipse, solar eclipse, total eclipse
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Citizen Science Musings: Buckminster Fuller and the Utopian Impulse
“Bucky” in many ways exemplified many of the values of the amateur scientist. Although he did not have a “base” at any university or corporation, it could truly be said of him that the world was his laboratory. Continue reading
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A Million Points of Data
Watching and reporting the flowering of a nearby vine maple, Acer circinatum, turned into the millionth observation submitted through NPN’s online observation program, Nature’s Notebook. Lucille Tower, an amateur scientist from Portland, Ore. submitted the record.
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“Reality TV” for Birds–in High Def
In a first for technology and for bird watching, thousands of people watched live this weekend as a tiny Great Blue Heron emerged from an egg in between its father’s gigantic feet. Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Breaking News, Community, Environment, Ornithology, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife
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The Transit of Venus
On the 5th and 6th of June this year Venus will transit across the solar disk. This is an event that happened just eight years ago and yet won’t happen again for another 105 years. Continue reading
Elsevier Agrees UBC Researchers Can Text-Mine For Citizen Science, Research Tools
Elsevier has agreed that that researchers at the University of British Columbia can text-mine Elsevier content for a wide variety of purposes, including selection of excerpts for citizen science. Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Science, Breaking News, Research Tools
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Life Discovered on Mars–36 Years Ago
New analysis of 36-year-old data, resuscitated from printouts, shows that NASA found life on Mars, an international team of mathematicians and scientists conclude in a paper published this week. Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Breaking News, Chemistry, Exploration, History of Science, Space
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Call for poster abstracts & scholarship applications – Conference on Public Participation in Scientific Research, August 4-5, 2012
With the rapid growth and innovation of public participation in scientific research (PPSR), researchers and practitioners are in need of a venue for sharing insights across projects and fields of study. Continue reading
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Annular Eclipse Coming on 20 May 2012
An annular eclipse of the sun isn’t something that happens very often. The NASA Eclipse Web Page has the goods, including maps and charts to show where this event will be visible in North America. Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Breaking News, Events, Photography, Projects
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Commodore founder and computer legend Jack Tramiel passes away
Sad news today. Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore International and computer legend has passed away at the age of 83. Continue reading
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