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Illustrating the Importance of Women in Science

Academy of Natural Sciences

In the library’s McLean Wolf Rare Book Room you’ll find no shortage of works authored by men because, according to conventions of the time, they were best suited to explore the mysteries of the natural world. In 1831, she married Thomas J. Hussey, the newly appointed Rector of Hayes, Kent, and himself an amateur astronomer.

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Frontiers institutional partnerships update – autumn 2023

Frontiers

We have recently announced Frontiers’ partnership with the University of California (UC), piloting a flat fee agreement under which corresponding authors at any of the UC’s ten campuses can publish in 19 selected Frontiers journals without limit and without charge. market Julia Kotova.

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Thomas E. Lovejoy, III (1941-2021)

Academy of Natural Sciences

This includes author Cohn-Haft, who credits this project with turning him into an Amazonian naturalist and Lovejoy personally with inspiring him to continue to trust in science, beauty, wonder and friendship to sway people to do the right thing. He will be sorely missed. A newly discovered, Brazilian brush-finch is being named in his honor.

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Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Activities During January In Northeast PA

PA Environment Daily

14 Susquehanna Brewing Company, Public Program : An Afternoon of Anthracite Region Music : Musicians : Don Shappelle and the Pick-ups ; J im Waltich and Doug Smith ; John Stankey, Frank Westowski, Mark Steinkirshner, and the Coal Miners ; Master of Ceremonies : Don Shappelle ; Time : 4 – 6 pm; Venue : SBC ( 635 S. 1820–1920 ,” Welcome : Fr.

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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

million In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $35 Million In Delaware River Watershed Conservation Projects Funded -- WHYY: Philly’s FDR Park Gets Federal Grant For Stream And Wetland Restoration -- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: What’s Next For The Chesapeake Bay? . -- Our Pocono Waters Hosts Sept.

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Scanning the cosmos for signs of alien technology

Physics World

To work out if such lights could be detected, astronomer Thomas Beatty at Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona , investigated the possibility using direct imaging of Earth-like commercially available high-power lights on generic Earth-like exoplanets around stars in our galactic neighbourhood ( arXiv:2105.09990 ).

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Amid Extreme Heat and Drought, Line 3 Pipeline Construction Puts Water At Risk

Circle of Blue

State authorities and Enbridge Energy, its developer, say the new line, which replaces a smaller, existing segment of pipeline, is safe. Opponents, among them the author and activist Bill McKibben, are calling on President Biden to intervene and cancel Line 3. “At Communities are running out of water.