Monthly Archives: October 2009

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at FSU awarded grant to build record-breaking superconducting magnet. It will be about 45 percent more powerful than the strongest superconducting magnets available today. Draper Laboratory opens shop at USF Tampa. According to the National … Continue reading →

Carl Sagan Day: A Celebration of Astronomy WHEN: Saturday, November 7, 2009 noon – 10:00 pm WHERE: Broward College Central Campus 3501 SW Davie Rd., Davie 33314 SPONSORED BY: The Center for Inquiry Fort Lauderdale, FLASH, the James Randi Educational … Continue reading →

An interim report was completed by the Florida Senate Committee on Education Pre-K – 12  (pdf document)recently. Its purpose is to examine math and science education in our state. As reflected in the report, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) … Continue reading →

Well all you science teachers who teach astronomy time to get your text books and add a new ring around Saturn. Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn — by far the largest of the giant planet’s … Continue reading →

An ancient human-like creature that may be a direct ancestor to our species has been described by researchers. The assessment of the 4.4-million-year-old animal called Ardipithecus ramidus is reported in the journal Science. The most important specimen is a partial … Continue reading →

School board elections for a newly opening seat in Pasco County are still a way off, but some candidates are already popping up. One of them is John Tracy, president of the Faith and Family Values Republican Club of Pasco … Continue reading →