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Science Update seminars highlight science in the news, science-related anniversaries or celebrations, targeting all teachers of science and general science enthusiasts.
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Archive: Science Update: Primates in a Changing World, May 5, 2022
Primates and other species in the tropics are experiencing many changes, including climate change, habitat loss, and species extinction. In this web seminar we will examine how primates are studied in the wild, how primates experience changes in thei...
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Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushin...
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Archive: Science Update: Citizen Science in Your Classrooms, March 10, 2022
Join Darlene Cavalier, Arizona State University/SciStarter, and Tara Cox, National Girls Collaborative Project/SciStarter, to learn about citizen science, a movement that enables people from all walks of life, including your students, to pa...
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Archive: Science Update: A Deep Dive into NASA's X-57, February 17, 2022
Subject matter expert Claudia Sales, who works at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, will share her knowledge on the X-57 program. Participants will learn about the aircraft and the systems needed for electric propulsion, NASA's design and te...
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Archive: Science Update: Unfold the Universe with NASA’s Webb Space Telescope, January 20, 2022
The Webb Space Telescope has launched! Come learn what’s generating the excitement about Webb, where it is now, and all the amazing new science that can be done with this revolutionary observatory! Webb will explore the first galaxies in the ...
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False killer whales live throughout the world, but the ones found in the Hawaiian Archipelago are some of the most-studied—and rarest—marine animals. In this Science Update, learn about this species in general and get to know the main Hawaiian Is...
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Launched on 12 August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is venturing closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft. It is revolutionizing our understanding of the long-standing mysteries of the near-Sun environment. The new science data show new phenom...
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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate, October 14, 2021
What's the latest understanding about whether storms are getting more intense? What about heatwaves? Fires? Droughts? How do we determine how these extremes are - or aren't - related to climate change? And, where can I get authoritative data rel...
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Archive: Science Update: Our Universe through Sight, Sound & Touch, September 23, 2021
Information of our Universe doesn't have to be just a two-dimensional snap shot. We can transform these data to be able to listen, feel, or (virtually) move through cosmic objects. Listen to the debris from an exploded star, walk thro...
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Archive: Science Update: The Amazon: Why We Should Care and What We Should Fear, August 19, 2021
Thousands of miles away, the Amazon affects our climate, what we eat, the medicines we take, and it may be the source of our next pandemic. Why is forest clearing and burning increasing so fast, and what are some of the ways in which we can slow this...
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Archive: Science Update: All About Weather, July 22, 2021
What causes weather on Earth? How do meteorologists create a weather forecast?...
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Archive: Science Update: Mapping Ozone Pollution Using Satellites and Plants, June 10, 2021
Did you know that ground-level ozone, a harmful air pollutant, is a problem in the US? Ground-level -or “bad” - ozone is toxic to plants and animals – including humans. This invisible pollutant causes lung irritation, harms forests, and reduces...