Category: Culture
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The scientist who reached into space
“James Van Allen was one of the greatest and most accomplished American space scientists of our time, and few researchers had such a wide range of expertise in so many scientific disciplines,” said Michael Griffin, NASA administrator, following… Continue Reading
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Study shows early antibiotics alter gut bacteria and behavior
A study from Bar-Ilan University highlights the connection between gut bacteria changes due to antibiotics in infancy and increased aggression in mice, suggesting critical implications for understanding early-life antibiotic exposure’s impact on… Continue Reading
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The debate over earth’s age
In the late 19th century, a heated scientific debate unfolded, pitting two giants of science against one another: William Thomson, better known as Lord Kelvin, a world-renowned physicist and mathematician and Charles Darwin, the father of the… Continue Reading
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Healthy and satisfying: Recipe for Pomelo salad with chicken breast
A perfect salad in so many ways—it looks amazing, tastes heavenly, and is incredibly healthy Continue Reading
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The globe as a model: Revisiting the equinox
Sometimes, a simple demonstration is all that’s needed to convey complex and fascinating scientific ideas. In rarer cases, a single experimental setup can demonstrate several concepts simultaneously. The globe model displayed at the entrance hall… Continue Reading
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‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who teaches her grandson about kindness
(JTA) — In “White Bird,” a long anticipated film about a Jewish girl who is rescued by her classmate in Nazi-occupied France, the Holocaust is fertile ground for teaching children how to be good. The movie is a spinoff of… Continue Reading
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Radiation Protection en Route to the Moon
Almost two years after the Artemis 1 mission, which tested the unmanned Orion spacecraft in a flight around the moon, the first scientific paper on radiation levels measured en route to the moon was published last week. The Israeli-American… Continue Reading
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What are the components of the atmosphere?
The atmosphere’s five layers and especially their gasses are essential to our existence on Earth, but how do they all work exactly? Continue Reading
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Treat yourself to the perfect poppy seed and white chocolate braided yeast cake
Prepare the dough: In a mixer bowl with a dough hook, combine flour, yeast, oil, water, sugar, and salt. Knead for 12–15 minutes until smooth and soft dough forms. Cover and let rise for 1–2 hours or until the dough doubles in size. Prepare the… Continue Reading
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How do bunker-buster bombs work?
Footage of Israeli strikes in Beirut using bunker-buster bombs Between October 1942 and October 1943, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) – the precursor to the U.S. Air Force- carried out more than 2,000 heavy bomber sorties targeting the… Continue Reading