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15 breathtaking images from the Nature Photography Awards
Share A polar bear lounges in a field of pink flowers. An arctic fox skips gingerly as the thaw of spring moves in. And a baby chimpanzee sips a bottle. The 2024 Nature Photography Contest showcases the complicated beauty and inspiring resiliency of our planet. Photographer Christopher Paetkau took home top honors (and a €1000…
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Go behind the scenes at Denver Museum of Nature and Science for the Girls and Science kickoff event
Go behind the scenes at Denver Museum of Nature and Science for the Girls and Science kickoff event – CBS Colorado Watch CBS News CBS Colorado’s Kennedy Cook takes us behind the scenes at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science where the 11th annual Girls and Science event kicks off Friday night and focuses…
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Meet the Mentor Holly Lutz with Denver Museum of Nature and Science for Girls & Science kickoff
Meet the Mentor Holly Lutz with Denver Museum of Nature and Science for Girls & Science kickoff – CBS Colorado Watch CBS News The 11th Annual Girls and Science kickoff is at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, which teaches girls about careers in STEM. View CBS News In Be the first to know…
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‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts
Washington DC. Boston, Massachusetts. Denver, Colorado. Seattle, Washington. Trenton, New Jersey Thousands of researchers and supporters of science protested in more than 30 cities across the United States and Europe today against actions taken by the administration of US President Donald Trump to cut the US scientific workforce and slash spending on research worldwide. US…
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Girls can get inspired by women in STEM careers at Girls & Science Kickoff Event at Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Girls and their families are invited to come and explore STEM careers with women who are working in STEM fields this Friday at the Girls & Science Kickoff Event. It takes place from 4-8 p.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Women still continue to be under-represented in many STEM fields, and CBS…
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Can Wildlife Heal PTSD? The Science Behind Nature’s Unexpected Remedy
Nature heals. Veterans with PTSD report feeling calmer and more connected after wildlife immersion — especially when animals engage on their own terms. A groundbreaking study reveals that interacting with wildlife helps ease <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip=" PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that develops in some people who have experienced or…
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Alive by Gabriel Weston review – a revelatory study of the body
Until the early 17th century, scientists believed that the heart operated a bit like a lamp, warming blood that had been produced by the liver. In 1616, when the English physician William Harvey corrected this misconception and explained how the heart works, the audience at the Royal College of Physicians booed him. Why did it…
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A positive picture of Africans’ trust in scientists
Lire en français In a world where populism and anti-science agendas make headlines daily, policymakers, research funders, scientists, and science communicators have voiced fears about a crisis of public trust in science. This has led to widespread calls to restore and renew trust. In democratic societies, public trust in science is vital to legitimise funding…
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Foreign researchers in China face tightening restrictions
China has introduced security-focused laws that affect researchers who want to send data overseas.Credit: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Donald Trump’s second term as US president has brought fresh fears that the administration could resurrect the China Initiative, which launched legal cases against scientists from the country in a bid to counter scientific espionage. In China,…
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Foreign researchers in China face tightening restrictions
China has introduced security-focused laws that affect researchers who want to send data overseas.Credit: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Donald Trump’s second term as US president has brought fresh fears that the administration could resurrect the China Initiative, which launched legal cases against scientists from the country in a bid to counter scientific espionage. In China,…