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Atlanta’s clogged roads bring out the rage in motorists
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Its first use in the AJC that I can find occurred in 1996, although that sure wasn’t when drivers first started acting crazy. In fact, five years earlier I covered a deadly gun battle that occurred on I-285. I interviewed a man named James...
Avoid dehydration, heatstroke with Georgia heat wave expert’s top tips
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreEarth just had its hottest year on record … againAccording to the heat expert, it’s Georgia’s humidity — as well as its warm temperatures — that is making things feel so hot. It’s hot and heating up even more “The heat index is both the...
Are These Animals Doing Math? Science Says Maybe.
VICE
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July 4, 2025
Animals doing math might sound like something out of a viral video, but researchers say it’s surprisingly real. Scientists call it “numerosity”—the ability to recognize quantities without actual counting. It’s been found in everything from spiders...
Can your pet do Math? Science says some animals might be quietly crunching numbers
The Economic Times
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July 4, 2025
Math might seem like a strictly human domain, but scientists have long suspected that animals possess a primitive ability to recognize and compare numbers. The term for this is numerosity—the capacity to identify and distinguish quantities without...
Georgia science museum studying fragment from meteor that caused sonic boom as powerful as 20 tons of dynamite
New York Post
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July 3, 2025
A science museum in Georgia is studying a piece of a meteor that blazed over the Southeast last week and was later recovered by a local meteorite hunter. The 3-foot meteor splintered in the air in broad daylight, littering Newton County — about 40...
Georgia courts deliberate over how to incorporate AI into the justice system
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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It started harmlessly enough, with kids using artificial intelligence to cheat on their writing assignments, but the technology has become a palpable threat to society as lawyers and others in the justice system have conducted novel experiments...
Georgia ranks in top 10 at 2025 SkillsUSA National Championships
WVGA Valdosta Today - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
ATLANTA – Georgia students recently ranked in the top 10 at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Georgia’s technical college students earned 37 medals at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference,...
Tellus Science Museum Acquires Newly Recovered Meteorite
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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July 4, 2025
Specimen of meteorite from June 26 fall event at Tellus Science Museum. Courtesy/Tellus Specimen of meteorite from the June 26 fall event at Tellus Science Museum. Courtesy/Tellus SCIENCE News: Tellus Science Museum is thrilled to announce the...
Georgia Secretary of State launches major voter roll audit
11 Alive - Georgia
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The Secretary of State's Office said it could purge up to 455,000 registrations this summer. ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced a multi-phase audit of the state's voter rolls this week that could result in one of the...
Roundabouts move into South Georgia cities; GDOT installing two at Valdosta intersections
WALB - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Roundabouts are popping up across South Georgia. In Albany, a roundabout was installed at North Westover Boulevard and Ledo Road in an effort to improve traffic flow and safety. (WALB)Now, Valdosta is the latest city to...
Discovery Alert: Scientists Spot a Planetary Carousel
NASA
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July 3, 2025
The Planets KOI-134 b and KOI-134 c The Discovery A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has two planets which orbit their star in a unique style, like an...
Georgia bald eagles bouncing back from bird flu and storm damage
WABE - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia’s bald eagles are having an average nesting year – and that’s good news, according to the scientists who study them....
Georgia Author of the Year winners reflect a diverse literary landscape
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Explore Bookshelf: Lucid House strives to give unique voices a platform Credit: Handout Credit: Handout And in the memoir category, Mimi Zieman won for “Tap Dancing on Everest,” her nonfiction account of scaling Mount Everest as the team doctor...
Alberts: Technological advances coming to Kyle Field in next two seasons
KBTX - Texas
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July 3, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Kyle Field is scheduled for a technological face lift over the next two seasons, beginning with LED lights for the 2025 football season. While speaking on the in-house Studio 12 radio show, Alberts confirmed that...
Lightning bugs dim in Georgia | How you can help the declining population
11 Alive - Georgia
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Habitat loss, increased development, and widespread light pollution are among the greatest threats. ATLANTA — Summer in Georgia brings heat, humidity, and afternoon storms — and, for many, the familiar glow of fireflies, or lightning bugs. But in...
High school robotics team finishes strong in Atlanta
The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
Last week, the Naselle-Grays River Valley High School Robotics team competed in Atlanta at the National SkillsUSA competition in the Robotics and Automation Technology event. During the competition, the two-member team of Andy Rojas-Meliton and...
Kayte Vogt Named Director of the Month by Georgia APCO
The Citizen
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July 3, 2025
The Georgia Chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) has named Kayte Vogt, Fayette County 911 Communications Director, as its Director of the Month, recognizing her exceptional leadership and dedication to the...
Calvert County Volunteer Fire-Rescue-EMS Celebrates Stellar Performance at SkillsUSA National Competition in Georgia
Southern Maryland News Net
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July 3, 2025
Calvert County Volunteer Fire-Rescue-EMS is bursting with pride following the outstanding achievements of three of our own at the prestigious SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which took place last week, June 23-27, in Atlanta,...
Tampa-based Shriners Children's announces plans to open $153M medical research facility in Atlanta
WUSF - Florida
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July 3, 2025
The Tampa-based nonprofit that operates Shriners Children's hospitals across North America will locate a $153 million medical research facility in Atlanta, the group announced Wednesday. Shriners Children’s Research Institute intends to conduct...
Young Researchers Featured at Conference of Society for Digital Mental Health
Psychiatric Times - New Jersey
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July 3, 2025
The fourth annual virtual conference of the Society for Digital Mental Health (SDMH), June 9-10, 2025, featured presentations and panel discussions on innovative online therapeutics, and on policy affecting their approval, access, and application....