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Mosquito Bay in Vieques loses bioluminescence

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Mosquito bay in Vieques has seen a significant reduction in bioluminescence. The DRNA has designed a plan to discover the causes and take action.

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Several events to celebrate the month of Planet Earth

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Several governmental and non-governmental agencies have organized events to celebrate the Month of Planet Earth.

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Nest of young engineers in Isabela

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ISABELA - Infotech Aerospace Services (IAS) is a business incubator created in 2003 to develop aerospacial engineering.

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NCI-supported facility to conduct cancer trials breaks ground in Puerto Rico

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The Puerto Rican government has allocated $196 million dollars to build a 287,000 sq. ft., 96-bed, cancer hospital in San Juan. The new hospital, which will provide cancer treatment and conduct clinical trials, is the first of its kind in the Caribbean.

The hospital broke ground at a national ceremony hosted by the Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia-Padilla, in February 2014 and has a projected opening date of April 2016. The National Cancer Institute was represented by Sanya A. Springfield, Ph.D., director of the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. 

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Puerto Rican educator will visit the South Pole for scientific research with PolarTREC

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(San Juan, Puerto Rico – 1 de abril de 2013) - Professor Armando Caussade, an astronomer and educator from Puerto Rico, has been selected to participate in a scientific mission at the South Pole's Amundsen-Scott Station. He will depart on December 2014 for a stay of three weeks. Caussade was selected by the National Science Foundation's PolarTREC program, which pairs educators with scientists working at various research facilities at the Earth's poles. Mr. Caussade will perform research on neutrinos using the IceCube telescope.

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Almost 50 species of flora endangered

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At least 48 species of trees and flowers in Puerto Rico are endangered. To keep those numbers from increasing, botanist Christian Torres Santana recommends better conservation efforts in the Island.

 

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