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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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International Asteroid Day is observed each year on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact over Siberia, Russia, June 30, 1908. The day seeks to raise public awareness about asteroid impact hazards. Event...
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Inventors Digest Magazine, United Inventors Association and the Academy of Applied Science designate this month as National Inventors Month. May was chosen as it aligns National Inventors Hall of Fame i...
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Today is the 3rd Quarter of the Moon, meaning it is half way between the Full Moon and New Moon.
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Space Day is dedicated to the achievements of Earth's space exploration programs. It also seeks to raise awareness on benefits and opportunities that come the space program and promote the STEM fields (Sc...
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The New Moon occurs when the Moon and the Sun have the same elliptical longitude. This happens when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth we usually cannot see it. The New M...
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Today is the anniversary of the announcement of the first man cured of HIV. For those of us alive in the late 1970s to mid-1980s, a terrifying new disease appeared on the horizon following on the heels...
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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 7 days after the New Moon.
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May 20, 1875, is the day the world signed a treaty establishing the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which maintains the International System of Units under the terms of the Metre Convention.
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The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution 55/201 of December 20, 2000, proclaimed May 22 as The International Day for Biological Diversity, to increase understanding and awareness of biodiver...
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On May 26 Americans celebrated the birth of Sally Ride, a female astronaut with NASA and the first woman to fly in space. Born in 1951, in Los Angeles, California, Sally Ride was an esteemed NASA Astron...
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Sir Francis Beaufort, the inventor of the Beaufort wind force scale, was born May 27, 1774. His device measures wind force without the use of special instruments. He created it whilst serving as a Royal N...
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October is STEM Mentoring Month! The Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field is rich with possibilities, and mentoring relationships give young people greater freedom and opportuniti...
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There are two possibilities for this day: Biological and Technological. Biological: Virus Appreciation Day was created to commemorate the Cowpox virus, which when administered as a vaccination, prevent...
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October 4, 1957 Sputnik I was launched by Soviet Union, kicking off the Space Race that would culminate in the July 1969 moon landing. To mark all achievements in space, the United Nations declared in 19...
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The New Moon occurs when the Moon and the Sun have the same elliptical longitude. This happens when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth we usually cannot see it. The New M...
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