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A comet will be observed from Puerto Rico

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Puerto Ricans will get the chance to observe comet C/2011 L4 (PanStarrs) on March 5th and 6th.

 

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Ethical dilemmas of modern science

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This article discusses several ethical issues raised by recent science and technology advances. Some of the issues discussed are hacking into medical devices, climate change, cars that drive themselves, and more. These dilemmas were published by the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values at the University of Notre Dame. You can read that list here.

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Climate change puts the coquí at risk of extinction

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Laura M. Quintero

Three out of seventeen species of coquí have undergone extinction due to temperature changes, loss of their habitat and the spreading of the Bd fungus. Climate change is threatening at least 11 more species which would have a devastating effect on the ecosystem.

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Students and professors from Natural Sciences Department at UPR-RP participate of the project ALFALFA at the Arecibo Observatory

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Students and professors from Natural Sciences Department at UPR-RP participate of the project ALFALFA 9 Arecibo Legacy Fast Arecibo L-band Feed Array Survey) at the Arecibo Observatory

For more info, call 787-764-0000, ext. 2311.

 

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50 years of discoveries

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 The Arecibo Observatory has served as the major player in important discoveries for over 50 years.

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