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Female scientists respond to sexist comments from Nobel Prize winner

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Female scientists use humor to respond to sexist comments from Nobel Prize winner Tim Hunt, from University of London

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El buen humor de muchas investigadoras llevó a la creación de carteles que se unieron a los que tradicionalmente están en las entradas de los laboratorios. (BBC)

 

Dramatic human intervention in the Piedras river

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

The Piedras river, in San Juan, is a perfect example of how human intervention has impacted the natural flow of a river.

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Spectacular Mars pictures taken in Aguadilla

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Efraín Morales, one of the astrophotographers of the caribbean Astronomical Society, shared several highly detailed pictures of the planet Mars.

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Mira la espectacular secuencia de fotos presionando aquí.

Nature experience activities for ADHD children

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RONALD ÁVILA CLAUDIO

Centro Ambiental Santa Ana (CASA), located in Julio Enrique Monagas National Park, Bayamón, provide students with ADHD opportunities to interact with nature.

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RUM celebrates 101th graduation ceremony

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Mariam Ludim Rosa Vélez, Prensa RUM

1,785 college students will receive their academic degrees from University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

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El Niño and hurricanes in PR

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Félix Castro, from the National Metereological Service, explains how El Niño --a warming of ocean water near Perú and Ecuador-- affects weather patterns worldwide.

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The embrace of the burmese python and the alleged threat of "exotic" animals

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Francisco Watlington Linares

The burmese python has made Florida and Puerto Rico its home. Are invasive and dangerous species the same thing?

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Puerto Rico TV premieres their first internet series

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Dialogo de la UPR

The Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, and the Puerto Rico Interagency Bureau for Beach Management announced the premiere of "Playa Vida" a digital show aimed at educating the public about marine and coastal resources.

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Water: A crisis under the carpet

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Omar Pérez Figueroa

Puerto Rico faces a multifactorial hydrologic crisis that includes water quality, availability, deficient infrastructure, mismanagement of water resources, and government bureaucracy.

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The adventures of a Puerto Rican scientist in Borneo, Indonesia

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Ileana Delgado Castro

Robert Rodríguez Suro describes his field research studies with orangutans.

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“Tomarle fotos a los orangutanes es importante porque muchas veces es imposible identificarlo en el campo". (Suministrada) 

Recopilando muestras de los orangutanes. (Suministrada)

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