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UPDATE: The path of totality, 2024

Science Borealis 2 Comments Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Highlights, Physics and Astronomy, Science in Society

By Kim Morris, Borealis Blog editor On April 8, a total eclipse of the sun will occur over North America. […]

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Regenerative Medicine News Under the Microscope – February and March 2024

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Regenerative Medicine News Under the Microscope is back! Thank you all for your patience as I wrapped up my PhD; the hiatus is officially over. We’re celebrating the return of this feature with a double header covering regenerative medicine research highlights from both February and March. Representative amniotic fluid-derived lung organoids. Cells are immunofluorescently stained...

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The Association of Professional Dog Trainers New Zealand Conference

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Will I see you down under? (part 1).Photo: Makalu/PixabayBy Zazie Todd PhDI’ll be presenting at the New Zealand Association of Professional Dog Trainers conference in June.The conference takes place 8th – 9th June at the Silverstream Retreat, Lower Hutt, near Wellington. This year’s theme is Steady Paws, Calm Minds.I’ll be giving three talks at the...

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Invitation to collect data during April 8, 2024 eclipse for US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
An April 2, 2024 news item on phys.org is, in fact, an open invitation to participate in data collection for NASA during the April 8, 2024 eclipse, On April 8, 2024, as the moon passes between the sun and Earth, thousands of amateur citizen scientists will measure air temperatures and snap pictures of clouds. The...

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Travel Story: Can one find the answer to one’s research questions on the bottom of a pint of Guinness? No, but I’m glad I tried at the Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society in Belfast, December 2023

Le Beagle - CSBQ Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences
By Anna Lippold, a PhD student at McGill University Just a few weeks before Christmas 2023, I travelled to Northern Ireland to participate in the Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society (BES); funded by a QCBS Excellence award. The BES is a large society composed of ecologists not only from Great Britain and Europe...

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3 things you should know about why delaying spring garden cleanup boosts biodiversity, how supernovas embed ancient human history dates in tree rings, and why Jupiter’s moon Europa may support life

Ingenium (Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation) General Science
Meet Renée-Claude Goulet, Michelle Campbell Mekarski, and Cassandra Marion. They are Ingenium’s science advisors, providing expert scientific advice on key subjects relating to the Canada Agriculture

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Trois choses à savoir : pourquoi retarder le nettoyage du jardin au printemps favorise la biodiversité, comment les supernovæ intègrent les dates anciennes dans les cernes des arbres et pourquoi une lune énigmatique de Jupiter pourrait abriter de la vie.

Ingenium (Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation) General Science
Voici Renée-Claude Goulet, Michelle Campbell Mekarski et Cassandra Marion. Ces conseillères scientifiques d’Ingenium fournissent des conseils éclairés sur des sujets importants pour le Musée de l

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