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'They're at the forefront': the women leading the way through Britain's farming crisis
17 March 2024 - Though British farming is arguably at the most precarious point in its long history -- thanks to changes caused by Brexit and food industry subsidies, lack of clear food production policies, and increased concern over environmental issues -- more women than ever are choosing a career in agriculture and, more importantly, moving into leadership roles. (more)

With green and glee, major US parades mark St. Patrick's Day -- a little early
16 March 2024 - People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick's Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events ...The holiday commemorates Ireland's patron saint and was popularized largely by Irish Catholic immigrants. Manhattan's [New York City] St. Patrick's Day Parade, which dates to 1762 -- 14 years before the U.S. Declaration of Independence -- is one of the world's largest Irish heritage festivities. (more)

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day
16 March 2024 - If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. In fact, it was among Irish American communities that the day became the celebration it is, from its roots as a more solemn day with a religious observance in Ireland. (more)

Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out
15 March 2024 - Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned to a grassy plateau that hasn't seen them in decades. The successful move of 21 eastern black rhinos to a new home will give them space to breed and could help increase the population of the critically endangered animals. It was Kenya's biggest rhino relocation ever. (more)

Pi Day 2024: Why NASA uses only 16 of the 62 trillion digits of pi we know
14 March 2024 - On Pi Day (March 14), NASA reminds us why we need only a small slice of the irrational number's infinite decimal places to explain most of the known universe. Pi is an irrational number, meaning it has an infinite number of nonrepeating decimal places. But it turns out, NASA scientists need only a small slice of pi -- the first 15 decimal places -- to solve most of their math problems. And even when working out problems on the most mind-bending cosmic scales, they never need more than a few dozen extra digits. (more)

Can you solve NASA's Pi Day 2024 challenge?
14 March 2024 - Hungry for Pi? Check out NASA's Pi Day challenge and put your wits to the test solving problems just like NASA scientists and engineers. ...While there are many uses for it in different STEM jobs and fields, it's also very important for engineers and scientists at NASA to help study not just our planet but others across the solar system and even other galaxies. (more)

What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more
14 March 2024 - Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14 -- the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses. ...Simply put, pi is a mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It is part of many formulas used in physics, astronomy, engineering, and other fields, dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, Babylon, and China. (more)

See Mercury at its best in the night sky this month
13 March 2024 - For those in the Northern Hemisphere, we're in the midst of a fine 'window of opportunity' for viewing Mercury in the evening sky throughout March. Currently, Mercury is visible about 45 minutes after sunset, very near to the western horizon. (more)

NASA Pi Day challenge serves up a mathematical marvel
9 March 2024 - March 14 marks the annual celebration of the mathematical constant pi, aka the Greek letter π. Its infinite number of digits is usually rounded to 3.14, hence the date of Pi Day. ... to truly honor this wondrously useful number, a serving of mathematics is in order, too. NASA is here to help. Continuing a decade-long tradition, the Education Office at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has cooked up a set of illustrated math problems involving real-life NASA science and engineering. (more)

Nurturing nature's bounty: organic farm products in Pokhara, Nepal
9 March 2024 - Nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of the Annapurna range, Pokhara, Nepal, has become a haven for those seeking tranquility and a connection with nature. Beyond its scenic beauty, Pokhara is also gaining recognition for its thriving organic farming practices. The region's commitment to sustainable agriculture has given rise to a burgeoning market of organic farm products, drawing both locals and tourists alike. (more)

US: Cherokee Nation unveils solar-powered lighting solution in Nowata
8 March 2024 - The Cherokee Nation has taken a significant step to enhance community safety and embrace sustainable practices with the completion of a solar-powered lighting project in Nowata. Funded with $55,000 from the Cherokee Nation's American Rescue Plan Act infrastructure dollars, the initiative marks the tribe's first foray into solar-powered lighting solutions. (more)

US: In Northwest Arctic, federal grant will bring heat pumps to homes, solar energy to Alaska villages
7 March 2024 - Under a newly announced federal grant, every household in the Northwest Arctic Borough would receive a heat pump to alleviate the cost of energy, and every village in the region would have a solar energy system -- and an additional source of revenue. In late February, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded rural and remote communities across the country funds to lower energy costs and support the deployment of clean energy. ...The money will be used for all 11 villages in the Northwest Arctic region where the fuel prices are some of the highest in the nation. (more)

How solar farms benefit bees and butterflies
6 March 2024 - Field data from 15 sites in 2021 showed that pollinating insects thrived in solar parks, particularly where a variety of plants have been allowed to flourish or been planted underneath and around the panels. Perhaps a surprising finding was that solar parks set among fields where hedgerows and other habitats had been destroyed by farmers were the most beneficial for insects, providing an oasis of food and nectar unobtainable elsewhere. (more)

Lost bird rediscovered in African mountain range
5 March 2024 - For the first time in two decades, scientists have captured photos of a bird long thought extinct. It's the yellow-crested helmetshrike, or Prionops alberti, a species that the American Bird Conservancy had listed as lost. Now the bird has been found again. Scientists from the University of Texas at El Paso made the discovery during a six-week expedition to the Itombwe Massif, a mountain range in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the continent of Africa. (more)

Univ of Texas scientists capture first known photographs of tropical bird long thought lost
4 March 2024 - The yellow-crested helmetshrike is a rare bird species endemic to Africa that had been listed as 'lost' by the American Bird Conservancy when it hadn't been seen in nearly two decades. Until now. Scientists from the University of Texas at El Paso were able to locate and capture the first-ever photos of the bird during a six-week expedition through the cloud forests of a mountain range in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (more)

World Wildlife Day: Prime Minister Modi hails those supporting wildlife conservation efforts
3 March 2024 - On the occasion of World Wildlife Day on March 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded those at the forefront of sustainable practices and supporting wildlife conservation efforts. United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on March 3. Every year on this day, the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people's lives and the planet are recognized. (more)

These interacting galaxies resemble a penguin guarding an egg
29 February 2024 - Data from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have been combined to show [an] image of distant interacting galaxies in light that spans the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum. Known collectively as Arp 142, these interacting galaxies bear an uncanny resemblance to a penguin guarding an egg. (more)

US Treasury rolls out residential real estate transparency rules to combat money laundering
28 February 2024 - The Biden administration wants to make residential real estate transactions more transparent by unmasking the owners of certain all-cash purchases. It's part of an ongoing effort to combat money laundering and the movement of dirty money through the American financial system. ...'Illicit actors are exploiting the U.S. residential real estate market to launder and hide the proceeds of serious crimes with anonymity, while law-abiding Americans bear the cost of inflated housing prices,' FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki said in a statement. (more)

Arizona tribe first to span canals with solar panels
27 February 2024 - For the first time in the United States, a tribe in Arizona is building a solar farm over an irrigation canal to produce clean energy and save water at a time of unrelenting drought. The Gila River Indian Community has broken ground on a project to put solar panels over nearly 3,000 feet of the Casa Blanca canal south of Phoenix. It's one phase of a pilot project designed to eventually help the tribe reach its goal of using 100 percent renewable power.The idea is modeled after a similar project in India, says David DeJong, director of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project. (more)

Egypt's El Gouna city partners with SolarizEgypt to double solar power capacity
27 February 2024 - El Gouna City, a renowned destination on Egypt's Red Sea coast, has taken a significant step towards environmental sustainability by partnering with SolarizEgypt to double its solar power capacity. With an investment of 200 million Egyptian pounds ($6.5 million), this expansion marks a groundbreaking initiative in the realm of green energy. (more)

A New York City medical school goes tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion gift
26 February 2024 - A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street investor. Ruth Gottesman announced the gift and its purpose to students and faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Monday [26 February], bringing some in the audience to tears and others to their feet, cheering. ... The gift is intended to attract a diverse pool of applicants who otherwise might not have the means to attend. (more)

Playing a musical instrument good for brain health in later life - study
25 February 2024 - Playing a musical instrument or singing could help keep the brain healthy in older age, UK researchers suggest. Practicing and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve complex tasks, their study says. (more)

Research finds that playing an instrument or singing helps keep your brain healthy
25 February 2024 - A study out of the UK, recently published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found that playing music (rather than just listening to it) helped older adults without a dementia diagnosis stay sharp across a variety of mental skills. (more)

Incredible sky map details over 900,000 stars, galaxies, and black holes
24 February 2024 - A consortium of German astronomers has released a detailed sky map that includes over 710,000 supermassive black holes in distant galaxies, 180,000 X-ray emitting stars in our own Milky Way, and 12,000 clusters of galaxies. All of the data was collected via the eRosita X-ray telescope in just six months, which shows the power of this type of telescope. (more)

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