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AGI releases 'Faces of Earth' series in HD on YouTube
The American Geosciences Institute is pleased to announce that it has released its award-winning "Faces of Earth" series on YouTube in full high definition.
Contact: Christopher Keane
keane@agiweb.org
American Geosciences Institute
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ZooKeysNew scorpion discovery near metropolitan Tucson, Arizona
A team of American zoologists has discovered a new species of Sky Island scorpion from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona, less than 10 miles from metropolitan Tucson. Amazingly, the discovery was made by Dr. Rob Bryson Jr., while looking for a completely different animal. The scorpion found "by mistake" adds a fascinating new species to the biodiversity of North America. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
Contact: Richard F. Ayrey
flagrich@azscorpion.com
928-527-8604
Pensoft Publishers
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ZooKeysSpectacular forcepfly species discovered for the first time in South America
Austromerope is a genus of forcepflies, whose representatives are rare and mostly restricted in distribution. It belongs to the family Meropeidae (Mecoptera) and was recently unexpectedly discovered in South America. The species found in Brazil was described as new to science and named Austromerope braziliensis. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
Contact: Renato Jose Pires Machado
rjpmachado@gmail.com
01-979-229-4818
Pensoft Publishers
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Environmental Research LettersEnvironment schemes for kids influence parents' behavior
Teaching children about the environment can affect the knowledge and behavior of parents, says research by Imperial scientists in the Seychelles.
Royal Society
Contact: Simon Levey
s.levey@imperial.ac.uk
44-020-759-46702
Imperial College London
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Journal of Chemical EducationOpera's poisons and potions connect students with chemistry
Opera audiences can feel the chemistry in romance-inspired classics like Mimi's aria from La Bohème, Cavaradossi's remembrance of his beloved while awaiting execution in Tosca and that young lady pining for her man with "O mio babbino caro" in the opera Gianni Schicchi. An article in ACS' Journal of Chemical Education, however, focuses on the real chemistry -- of poisons and potions -- that intertwines famous operatic plots.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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Environmental Research LettersKids teach parents to respect the environment
A child can directly influence the attitude and behavior of their parents towards the environment without them even knowing it.
Contact: Michael Bishop
michael.bishop@iop.org
01-179-301-032
Institute of Physics
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ZooKeysBiocontrol research on Brazilian peppertree in Florida discovers new cryptic species
A species of moth from Brazil that was being considered for biocontrol of the Brazilian peppertree in Florida was sent to a USDA-Agricultural Research Service research entomologist for identification. In the course of the research, six new species were discovered. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
Contact: Michael G. Pogue
michael.pogue@ars.usda.gov
Pensoft Publishers
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Finding out how today's teens tick
The Millennium Cohort Study will be conducting an age 14 survey after receiving funding of £3.5 million from the Economic and Social Research Council.
Economic and Social Research Council
Contact: Press Office
Pressoffice@esrc.ac.uk
Economic & Social Research Council
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Winners of 10th annual International Science & Technology Visualization Challenge announced
The National Science Foundation, along with the journal Science, today announces the 53 winners and honorable mentions of the International Science & Technology Visualization Challenge, a highly competitive contest jointly sponsored by NSF and Science. Science magazine is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Bobbie Mixon
bmixon@nsf.gov
703-292-8485
National Science Foundation
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Scientific ReportsWorking alone won't get you good grades
Students who work together and interact online are more likely to be successful in their college classes, according to a study published Jan. 30 in the journal Nature Scientific Reports and co-authored by Manuel Cebrian, a computer scientist at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego.
Contact: Ioana Patringenaru
ipatrin@ucsd.edu
858-822-0899
University of California - San Diego
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