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The Origin of the Recycling Symbol
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for access to the main article. The recycling symbol was designed in 1970 by Gary Anderson, a senior at the University of Southern California, for a contest sponsored by the Container Corporation of America....
STAO Perspectives on the Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024
Prepared for STAO by Past President Dr. Ralph Chou For several months, members of the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario (STAO) have been planning to include lessons on the space and environmental science aspects of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, for...
Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article A water beetle species, Regimbartia attenuata, can survive being eaten by a frog by traversing the frog’s digestive tract and emerging alive from the other end. This remarkable...
R2-D2 Impression by a Talented European Starling
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. A European starling named Jabber has gained attention for its perfect imitation of the Star Wars droid R2-D2. Known for their exceptional mimicry skills, European starlings can...
Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. The ancient Greek theatre of Epidaurus is renowned for its exceptional acoustics, allowing performers to be heard clearly from almost 60 meters away. New research by Nico Declercq...
Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Trevor Porter, a professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is using tree rings to study how Canada’s Arctic climate has changed over the past 1,000 years. By analyzing tree...
Space Jellyfish (Space X, Florida, May 2022)
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center created a visual phenomenon known as a “space jellyfish” on Friday morning. This effect occurs when a rocket’s plume of...
The jellyfish that never dies
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. The “immortal” jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) can cheat death by reverting to an earlier life stage after dying. When the medusa stage jellyfish dies, it sinks to the ocean...
Griffith Observatory
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for link to the website. Griffith Observatory, which opened in 1935, is the world’s most-visited public observatory. It was inspired by Griffith J. Griffith, who also founded Griffith Park. The Observatory...
Israeli scientists say they synthesized human embryos from stem cells
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for link to the original article. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have successfully created human embryo models from stem cells outside the uterus. These stem cell-derived embryos (SEMs) mimic...
Game Time Most of today’s students play video games. Why not study them, too?
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Larry Switzky, an associate professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, teaches a gaming studies class where students share impactful gaming experiences. The field of game...
The Resilient Journey of Katalin Karikó
The Resilient Journey of Katalin Karikó: The 2023 Nobel Laureate Who Defied All Odds Written by: Anastasia L. Student at Albert Campbell C.I. Katalin Karikó, the Hungarian-born biochemist whose research in mRNA technology served as a basis for COVID-19...