Overheated lizards

Submitted on 25 June 2012 - 12:00am

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A study conducted by a group of puertorican scientists, guided by Dr. Manuel Leal studied how different body temperatures affects the running speed of the lizards in the dry forest in Puerto Rico. This article is part of the collaboration between Ciencia Puerto Rico and Diálogo Digital.

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Puerto Rico's health in numbers

Submitted on 23 June 2012 - 12:00am

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Public health statistics are key for a good health education, decision, policy making and provision of health services. Unfortunately, there is a lack of up-to-date public health data in Puerto Rico

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UPR de Mayagüez y Cayey reciben miles para investigación

Submitted on 12 June 2012 - 12:00am

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Los recintos de Cayey y Mayagüez de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), recibieron fondos del Howard Hughes Medical Institute para promover la investigación en las ciencias tanto entre estudiantes de escuela superior como universitarios.

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Essay: Dwarf planets

Submitted by Wilson Gonzalez-Espada on 11 June 2012 - 1:01am

By Samaris Rojas, Escuela Juan Ponce de León en Guaynabo

Essay: Aedes Aegypti

Submitted by Wilson Gonzalez-Espada on 11 June 2012 - 1:01am

By Rosaurie Díaz, Escuela Juan Ponce de León en Guaynabo

"It's hard but not impossible"

Submitted on 6 June 2012 - 12:00am

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Paola Marie González, a 14 years old epilepsy patient, has presented at several scientific fairs how people with epilepsy can have a normal life and be part of the community.