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FREE Venus observation night in Corozal

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Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico Inc.
Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico Inc. invites the public to a Sky Observation Night on June13, 7:30 p.m. at Centro Histórico-Turístico del Cibuco, Bo. Cibuco, Carr. PR-818 en Corozal.
 
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Drough hits El Yunque National Forest

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Por Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni

The US Geological Service and the National Meteorology Service reported a deficit of up to 20 inches of rain at El Yunque National Forest, compared with average years. The lack of rain has implications for the fauna and flora of the forest.

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Puerto Rican geologist studies plate tectonics in Africa

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Por Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Puerto Rican geologist Daniel Alberto Laó-Dávila and four of his students at Oklahoma State University will travel to Malawi to study a rift valley.

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Daniel Alberto Laó-Dávila estudió geología en la UPR de Mayagüez, entre otras universidades, y fue investigador en la Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico. (Suministrada)

Science Heroes at UPR Humacao

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SACNAS UPR Humacao

The UPR Humacao Chapter of SACNAS highlight their science outreach initiatives.

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Odalys Torres, Ambar Delgado y Kevin De Jesús llevando a cabo el experimento de extracción de ADN de la fresa y conceptos básicos de electroforesis junto a los jóvenes y niños de Casa Manuel Fernández Juncos.

Feral monkeys in PR can transmit deadly diseases

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Pedro Bosque Pérez

Feral monkeys in southwestern PR can transmit diseases to humans. Some of these include rabies, herpes B, and yellow fever.

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CROEM students will participate in summer internships in several US institutions

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El Nuevo Día Educador

Students from specialized school in Sciences and Math: CROEM in Mayagüez will participate in summer intenrships:

Amanda Soto-  Washington University in Saint Louis

Michelle Marrero- North Carolina State University

Marcel Corchado and Reniel Irizarry -National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.

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DRNA and Legado Azul Foundation establish a new system to improve recreational fishing

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Carmen Milagros Díaz y Maricelis Rivera Santos

Carmen Guerrero Perez, Secretary of the Departament of Natural and Environmental Resources, and Alfredo Torruella, President of Legado Azul Foundation, announced the deployment of bouys equipped with Fish Aggregating Devices. This system attracts fish, enhancing sport and recreational fishing.

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You can be an amateur astrophotographer

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Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico Inc.

Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico Inc. invites amateur astrophotographers to share their pictures on the organization's Facebook page.

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CALCE FOTOS: Foto de la Luna, el planeta Júpiter, la galaxia de Andrómeda y la nebulosa de Orión. Crédito: Wilmari Ozuna.

 

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