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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 Cephalopod Awareness Days celebrate marine life. Cephalopods are a species of marine animals and include squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. There are over 800 species in the worl...
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Day of National Honor in Peru marks the anniversary of October 9, 1968, the official day Peru nationalized its oil fields. This is a national holiday.
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Ten to the negative ninth meters is a measurement on the nanotechnology scale, and the reason Nanotechnology Day falls on October 9. Nanotechnology is the imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating m...
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World Nautilus Night shines a light on the night world of this cephalopod. Nautilus, like snails, live in shells and roam the tidal basins and coral reefs of the world. Cephalopods are a species of mari...
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Rescheduled from April due to COVID-19. Organized by Conference Specialty, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show Conference is the television and entertainment industries' gold standard. The...
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World Squittleday, a combination of squid and cuttlefish, celebrates the squid and cuttlefish, one of four species of cephalopods. Squid and cuttlefish look similar, however squid are very fast predators...
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Earth Science Week is international week to educate the public about earth sciences, conservation and the careers available. Learning resources and activities engage young people and in exploring the rela...
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The week of October 10th is National Metric Week. The United States is one of only three countries in the world that does not use the metric system as its official unit of measure. The other two are Mya...
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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, both in the Arctic...
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Augusta Ada Byron-King was an aristocrat in England, ennobled with the title The Countess of Lovelace. But, she was a little bit more than that. Ada was well ahead of her time. A scientist, mathematicia...
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The film series Jurassic Park popularized paleontology, which is the science devoted to fossils. Fossils are the remains (bones) or impression (molded into rock) of prehistoric animals, plants and organis...
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Finns are known for their dislike and aversion to failure; but, with the Great Recession heavily impacting the Scandinavian country, many of its people found themselves in an unfavorable state: dependent...
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The film series Jurassic Park popularized paleontology, which is the science devoted to fossils. Fossils are the remains (bones) or impression (molded into rock) of prehistoric animals, plants and organis...
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Created in 1989 by the United Nations, the International Day for Disaster Reduction promotes a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. It is a celebration of people and communities workin...
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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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National Chemistry Week is a community based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This annual event unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importan...
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