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Students attempt rowing cardboard boats at annual UH race
Using only cardboard and duct tape to build boats that can be paddled more than 160 feet across a swimming pool, teens will put their physics skills to the test at an annual boat race at the University of Houston April 13. Students will spend several weeks applying lessons learned in physics class to build handmade vessels that are buoyant and stable enough to row across a pool without sinking.
Contact: Lisa Merkl
lkmerkl@uh.edu
713-743-8192
University of Houston
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Continent-wide look at vole populations
Climate may be affecting vole populations across Europe, a new study in the journal Science reports.
Contact: Science Press Package Team
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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ASPB joins National Park Foundation to support 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll
ASPB returns today to the South Lawn to offer science activities for kids at the 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll. ASPB is providing an in-kind donation of expertise and materials in its 'Growing Strong with Plants' booth. Plant science educators and researchers are set to chat with visitors about seed care, plant growth, and nutrients that plants provide. Kids can take home "My Life As A Plant," a coloring-activity book published by ASPB.
Contact: Kathy Munkvold
kmunkvold@aspb.org
301-251-0560
American Society of Plant Biologists
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Termites behind desert 'fairy circles'
A new study uncovers the origin of fairy circles, circular patches of perennial grasses with a barren center that grow in the desert on the southwest coast of Africa. The research appears in the March 29, 2013, issue of the journal Science.
Contact: Science Press Package Team
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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A case of mistaken identity
Not once, but twice, this galaxy has been misidentified by professional astronomers. When it was first observed way back in 1780, it was called a nebula. Then, a few years later it was labelled a "star cluster." These days we know it is a spiral galaxy, but it also has another identity: it is the closest example of a "Seyfert galaxy." Want to learn more? Read on...
Contact: Sarah Eve Roberts
roberts@strw.leidenuniv.nl
31-715-278-419
Leiden University
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New kids on the block
The universe is an old neighborhood; it's about 13.8 billion years old. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is also ancient: some of its stars are more than 13 billion years old. But it's still a lively place, with new objects forming and others being destroyed. In this image, you can see a group of young newcomers to our solar neighborhood.
Contact: Sarah Eve Roberts
roberts@strw.leidenuniv.nl
31-715-278-419
Leiden University
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It all started with a big bang ... but when?
The space telescope, Planck, has been observing the oldest light in the world, from just after the Big Bang! The data has been made into this map, showing the shape of the universe when it was very young. The blue and red splotches you can see are the ancient 'seeds' of today's stars and galaxies. And guess what Planck found? The universe is millions of years older than we thought!
Contact: Sarah Eve Roberts
roberts@strw.leidenuniv.nl
31-715-278-419
Leiden University
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Taking robots off-roading
Researchers can learn a lot from a lizard scampering across the desert sand or an insect walking across some gravel, according to a new study. Chen Li and colleagues studied how objects move across these types of "flowable" surfaces and designed a six-legged robot that can do it easily.
Contact: Science Press Package Team
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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How to stand out from the crowd
Back in 1999, a galaxy was floating peacefully through space without a care in the world. Then all of a sudden, its calm was shattered by a spectacular explosion. It was the fiery death of a massive star, one of the most violent events in nature. We call these explosions "supernovae," and this one was bright enough to outshine the rest of its galaxy combined!
Contact: Sarah Eve Roberts
roberts@strw.leidenuniv.nl
31-715-278-419
Leiden University
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ONR program helps girls pursue science careers
Women's History Month is in full swing, and the Office of Naval Research is helping to meet the challenge of encouraging young women to become scientists.
Contact: Peter Vietti
onrcsc@onr.navy.mil
703-696-5031
Office of Naval Research
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