National Science Foundation

2024-03-12 @ 12.22.29 ∈ In English

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Scientists CT scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free

Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a six-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to create 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens and make them freely available online.

2024-02-22 @ 18.25.22 ∈ In English

The birth of our system for describing web content | Aeon Essays

Over a weekend in 1995, a small group gathered in Ohio to unleash the power of the internet by making it navigable

2024-01-11 @ 14.20.35 ∈ In English

Astronomers Accidentally Discover Dark Primordial Galaxy

While examining a discrepancy between data from the Nançay Radio Telescope and the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), O’Neil discovered an error, “The GBT was accidentally pointed to the wrong coordinates and found this object. It’s a galaxy made only out of gas—it has no visible stars.”

2018-12-14 @ 15.30.42 ∈ In English

Two contract employees die in Antarctica

Two fire technicians at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been pronounced dead following an incident at a generator building that powers a radio transmitter near the station.