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Las Cabachuelas, an underground treasure

Submitted on 26 September 2013 - 12:10pm

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El Nuevo Día

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

In 2012, Las Cabachuelas cave system was designated as a natural reserve. Unfortunately, the money destined to promote its conservation its being used for other purposes, putting this important ecosystem at risk.

 

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20th anniversary of a Nobel Prize, made in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 25 September 2013 - 2:36pm

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El Nuevo Día

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What do Albert Einstein and the Arecibo Observatory have in common? Twenty-years ago Joseph Taylor and Russell Hulse won a Nobel Prize for their discovery of pulsars, using the Arecibo Observatory to detect these binary stars. This discovery offered evidence of Einstein's theory of relativity.

 

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can access it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right of the screen. You can also contact our editor Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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20th anniversary of a Nobel Prize, made in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 25 September 2013 - 2:36pm

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In 1975, Dr. Joseph Taylor and his graduate student Russell Hulse discovered pulsars using the Arecibo Radiotelescope. In 1993 they won a Nobel Prize in Physics for that discovery, which helped confirm Einstein's theory of relativity.

 

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can access it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right of your screen. You can also contact our editor Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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Young Puerto Rican leaders want to present food security project in Mexico

Submitted on 25 September 2013 - 12:08pm

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Two student members of EDRA-"Estudiantes Dispuestos a la Restauración Ambiental" (Students Willing to Restore the Environment) from Caño Martín Peña in San Juan have been selected to present their work in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Reiner and Edgar Echavarria will present their work: "Pollinating agricultural efforts from the school and community" at the IV International School Gardens Network.

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When technology goes too far

Submitted on 25 September 2013 - 11:53am

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El Nuevo Día

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In this article, part of our collaboration with El Nuevo Día, Wilson González Espada explains what happens when technology jumps ahead of science and launches products that have not been tested for safety. Some examples include X-rays, the pigment green of Paris, radioactive materials sold as energy boosters and recently, some pain medications that ended up having adverse cardiovascular effects.

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New cycle of Biotechnology talks set to begin

Submitted on 18 September 2013 - 1:49pm

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Marieli Collazo Vega

The University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, the institution's Central Administration and Amgen will present a the Amgen Biotechnology Lecture Series.

 

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can access it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right of your screen. You can also contact our editor Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

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Unusual look at bubbles

Submitted on 18 September 2013 - 1:37pm

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Idem Osorio De Jesús / PRENSA RUM

A team of scientists, lead by Dr. Silvina Cancelos, is looking at the dynamics of bubbles in the Bubbles Dynamics Laboratory. By understanding the dynamics and interactions of bubbles this group hopes to make important contributions to biomedical science and nuclear energy.

 

The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can access it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right of your screen. You can also contact our editor Mónica Feliú-Mójer (moefeliu@cienciapr.org).

 

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Chronicle of an unannounced bacteria

Submitted on 18 September 2013 - 1:20pm

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Jesús G. Alvelo-Maurosa

A breakout of opportunistic bacteria Acinetobacter Baumannii has affected 69 patients, 32 of which have died. This public health crisis has mainly been due to poor hygiene protocols followed by the hospital.

 

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Taínos had astronomy knowledge

Submitted on 18 September 2013 - 10:37am

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El Nuevo Día

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ELNUEVODIA.COM

According to several studies the taínos had plenty of knowledge in astronomy based in observation.

Today there will be a conference about archaeoastronomy in Puerto Rico sponsored by Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico (SAPR) form 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Caribbean University in Bayamón

 

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High School students from Barrio Obrero will participate in a conference in Mexico

Submitted on 18 September 2013 - 10:26am

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El Nuevo Día

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

Two students from the High School Dr. Albert Einstein, in Barrio Obrero, will participate in a conference about school gardens in Chiapas Mexico.

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