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Amazing rain of shooting stars to be seen this week

Submitted on 9 August 2016 - 12:16am

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The Puerto Rico Astronomy Society (PRAS), organization recognized by the NASA Puerto Rico Space Consortium, informed that this week there will be a rain of shooting stars that will be observed at simple view from any part of the Island.

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Fight against mosquitoes

Submitted on 9 August 2016 - 12:03am

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El Nuevo Día

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Marga Parés Arroyo

Almost 8,000 used tires and 279,980 pounds of rubble were collected by employees from the City of San Juan as part of the National Day for Cleaning Mosquito Breeding Places. The mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto, affirmed that prevention is the best action to control the Zika epidemic. 

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Three new species of bees discovered in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 8 August 2016 - 11:54pm

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni

Three new bee species were discovered in the southern crop zones of Puerto Rico by the Peruvian ecologist, Sara Prado. These new species are being investigated to better understand their habits and contributions to the ecosystem. 

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Natural products that really repel mosquitoes

Submitted on 5 August 2016 - 3:55pm

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Lymari Calero Toledo

El Aedes aegypti is the vector for viral diseases such as: dengue, chikungunya and zika. Although there are manufactured products that can be used to repel mosquitoes, some prefer the use of naturally ocurring oils from plants. Various botanical oils have proven effectivity as mosquito repelants, such as the Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), citronela (Cymbopogon nardus) and  “lemon grass” (Cymbopogon citratus).

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Let's protect the bioluminescence of our actions

Submitted on 5 August 2016 - 3:43pm

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Fernando Lloveras San Miguel

This article describes the effects of luminous pollution on bioluminescence and summarizes some of the initiatives taken to reduce this pollution in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The author encourages the participation of the public in these initiatives and invites them to attend the 3rd forum on Prevention and Control of Luminous Pollution in Puerto Rico to be held on August 9, 2016.

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Free event this Tuesday on the impact of luminous pollution

Submitted on 5 August 2016 - 3:27pm

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The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico invites the general public to the "3rd forum on prevention and control of luminous pollution in Puerto Rico". This event will be held on Tuesday, August 9 from 8:30am to 4:00pm at the Sala Jesús María Saromá in the Teatro Bertita and the Guillermo L. Martínez room in the Puerto Rico Music Conservatory  at # 951  Ave. Ponce de León in San Juan. 

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Ecological Urban Wealth

Submitted on 27 July 2016 - 12:05am

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El Nuevo Día

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Jorge F. Bauzá-Ortega

The Las Curias Lake, the only artificial lake constructed in San Juan during the Second World War, had the purpose of providing the metropolitan zone with water. Its operations were closed in 1980, while it no longer provides water for the community it does have an unique ecological and recreational value in the zone. 

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Rum celebrates first programming camp

Submitted on 26 July 2016 - 11:50pm

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With the goal of advertising the new undergraduate academic offerings, the Computational Sciences and Software Engineering Programs from the Electric and Computer Engineering Departments at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus held the first UPRM Hacks App Inventor. This camp admitted 27 high school students to particpate in the program during the month of july. 

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DRNA supervises the implementation of the ecological restoration plan for the Ceiba State Forest

Submitted on 26 July 2016 - 11:17pm

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Thursday, July 21, 2016. San Juan, Puerto Rico — Personnel from the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico is supervising the restoration work being conducted in response to law violations of environmental impact at the Ceiba State Forest. 

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EPA Recommends No Further Cleanup at the Hormigas Groundwater

Submitted on 26 July 2016 - 10:47pm

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(New York, N.Y. – July 25, 2016) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed that no further cleanup is needed at the Hormigas Groundwater Superfund site in Caguas and Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. The site was added to the Superfund list because solvents were found in a public drinking water supply well, which is no longer in use. The community’s current drinking water supply is monitored regularly to ensure the water quality meets drinking water standards and is safe to consume.

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