Science

Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus Fifth Grader Brooklyn Meza, 10, learns about electricity during the "Physics is Phun" portion of Destination College at the CSM Prince Frederick Campus.
Calvert County College Elementary School Main Feature Schools Science Technology 

Students from Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus Arrive at Destination College

David Higgins

News Release, College of Southern Maryland “Raise your hands to show me how many of you are here at the

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Pei-Chih Lee, reproductive biologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, dehydrating domestic cat ovarian tissue for storage above freezing temperatures. Photo: Pierre Comizzoli/Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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Smithsonian Scientists Dry and Store Live Ovarian Tissues Above Freezing Temperatures for the First Time

David Higgins

News Release, Smithsonian Institutes Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) have preserved complex ovarian tissues in domestic cats

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A report from the Environmental Integrity Project claims that Pennsylvania made cuts to its Department of Environmental Protection during a time of “unprecedented environmental challenges,” including a surge in hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. (Pete Stern/FrackTracker)
Environment Main Feature Science State of Maryland 

Report says 4 of 6 Bay states cut funding, staff for top agencies handling pollution

David Higgins

By: Ad Crable, BayJournal.com Four of 6 states in the Chesapeake Bay region cut funding or staff to their main

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The top panel shows a schematic of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), during which a burst of material with as much mass as Lake Michigan is ejected from the Sun. These can pose a threat to astronauts and space satellites, but IS?IS scientists discovered that tiny energetic particles rush ahead of the ejected mass, providing advance warning of the incoming threat.
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First NASA Parker Solar Probe Results Reveal Surprising Details About Our Sun

David Higgins

News Release, NASA The Sun is revealing itself in dramatic detail and shedding light on how other stars may form

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CSM Engineering Club students Joan Popoola, Emily Depew, Alexandra Walker, Glory Sebulime, Julia Czecha and Club Advisor Jehnae Linkins pose while touring the University of Maryland College Park.
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CSM Engineering Club Students Get to Chat with NAVAIR Aeronautical Engineer and NASA Astronaut

David Higgins

News Release, College of Southern Maryland When members of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Engineering Club aren’t too busy

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