[ad_1] ‘Is it Safe?’: Dust Exposure from Treasure Island Navy Base Clean Up Raises Health Concerns Residents worry dust from Navy’s clean-up may contain chemical and radiological contaminants but often can’t avoid it in their day-to-day lives. As a child in the late 1970s, Alexandria Rockett liked to visit Naval Station Treasure Island to help ...

[ad_1] Color surrounds us everywhere we go, in the food we eat and the clothes we wear. So why not find out how to create cool and colorful art? Check out some fun science experiments you can do this weekend. You can also learn scientific facts while having fun with these activities. Which color is ...

[ad_1] Many of us focus and lavish on our clothes because we think our appearance speaks for itself, yet few realize the horror our actions pose to the planet. Hmmm. has wreaked havoc in Pakistan, and I’ve thought about it a lot. Granted, it’s not the only factor, or even the main factor, but I ...

[ad_1] Graphical representation of sea surface temperature increase in the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of St. Lawrence since August 2018. The Science Museum hosted a discussion panel last Tuesday on addressing rising water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine. Courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory Seawater temperatures in the Gulf of Maine are more than ...

[ad_1] When the women of Keys Weekly were considering ideas to focus on women under 40, one of the first names that came to mind was Maison Benitez. Not only is she under 40, but under 25, she is more skilled and professional than many people twice her age. But….why did there have to be ...

[ad_1] In the mid-1970s, Bill Morrison was a teenager reading about fly fishing in Field and Stream magazine. He borrowed his grandfather’s fiberglass fly rod and bought his popper bug at Security Sporting Goods, the only sporting goods store in Alexandria at the time. Then he went out to his family’s farm pond and taught ...

[ad_1] Chemists have discovered the mechanism by which peptide-forming reactions occur in water that lead to proteins and life on Earth. It could also lead to faster development of medicines to treat mankind’s most debilitating ailments. Water droplets contain the secret ingredient that creates life Chemists have revealed the key to early geochemistry. This may ...

[ad_1] Parents across America are united by a common dream that their children’s lives will be healthier, happier and more promising than their own. On Child Health Day, we recommit ourselves to making that dream a reality, providing every child with the quality health care, childcare and education they need to thrive. I promise again. ...