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Science and math is a heavy-duty category covering a lot of ground. It focuses on the sciences, including but not limited to astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics, geography, anthropology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Increase Your Psychic Powers Day is a day filled with mystic energy, and it falls on Halloween! This unofficial event is supported by various organizations within the psychic services industry.
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DNA, Genomics, and Stem Cell Education and Awareness Month is sponsored each September by Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. Legal issues surrounding this research are an area of constant contention. Bot...
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A full moon occurs when the moon is illuminated by the sun and on the opposite side of the earth. Its ecliptic longitude is 180 degrees. For centuries, people have applied names to full moons to track th...
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On September 10, 2023, a powerful storm named Daniel and two dams collapsing caused catastrophic flooding in the eastern Libyan city of Derna and its surrounding villages, including Bayda, Sousse, Shahat,...
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International Day of the Programmer celebrates the men and women behind nearly every modern tool and convenience, from your car and videos to smartphones and the internet. These people make technology us...
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BOUT RECYCLE NOW WEEK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Recycle Now Week, an annual campaign spearheaded by the national recycling campaign Recycle Now, focuses on raising awareness and encouraging recycling across...
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Today is the third quarter of the Moon, meaning it is halfway between the full and new moon.
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International Polar Week is an awareness and education campaign sponsored by The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS). The polar regions support a rich array of life in the Arctic and Ant...
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Rock collecting has been a favorite pastime for hundreds of years, and the most fertile hunting ground is in the mountains. Amateur geologists and professional geologists can tell a lot about an area by t...
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World Ozone Layer Day raises awareness about the condition of the ozone layer. It commemorates the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on this day in 1987 (resoluti...
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SUPPORTING INNOVATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE SOUTH The International Day of Science, Technology, and Innovation for the South, observed annual...
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The new moon occurs when the moon and the sun share elliptical longitude. The moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit, and we usually cannot see it from the earth. The new moon is considered...
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On September 23, 1846, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle of the Berlin Observatory discovered the 8th planet in our solar system, Neptune. He found it using mathematic equations from a predictive m...
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Maria Droujkova is the educator who creates mathematics curricula and games and founded Math Storytelling Day in 2009. The date chosen marks her birthday. The purpose of this day is to help children lea...
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International Astronomy Day (one in spring and another in the fall) is a grassroots movement designed to share the joy of astronomy with the general population by "Bringing Astronomy to the People". On...
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Sky Day encourages creative people (art, performing arts, and entertainment) to use their talent to engage in activities supporting global sustainability. The day combines art (painting and pictures of th...
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World Day of Migrants & Refugees first ran in 1914 and was initiated by Pope Pius X. In 2019, and the date moved from early January to the last Sunday of September. There are three general classificati...
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World Rivers Day expanded from BC Rivers Day, created by Mark Angelo of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, in 1980. Upon the designation of Water for Life Decade by the United Nations in 2005, it became a...
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The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste calls for the prioritization of efforts by both public and private sectors to reduce food loss and waste. This goal aligns with the more efficient...
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The 1st quarter typically occurs seven days after the New Moo...