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Third teen dies following Iowa train collision with a truck May 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MURRAY, Iowa (AP) A third teenager has died after a freight train hit the pickup truck he was riding in with three other teens on Thursday, and the fourth teen remains hospitalized. Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Alex Dinkla said Saturday that Rylon Cook, 15, of Osceola had died from his injuries. Authorities had previously said that Brooklynn Eggers, 14, and Gavin Werner, 15, who were both from Murray, Iowa, had died at the scene of the crash in rural south-central Iowa. Dinkla said the 16-year-old driver of the pickup truck remained hospitalized in serious condition. ....
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President Proposes Crucial Investments to Advance the Frontiers of U.S. Science and Technology May 28, 2021 The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022. As the Administration continues to make progress defeating the pandemic and getting our economy back on track, the Budget makes historic investments that will help the country build back better and lay the foundation for shared growth and prosperity for decades to come. “This request will bolster the U.S. economy and our leadership in critical and emerging areas of research and technological advancements, which are essential to our long-term economic and national security,” said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. “NSF’s mission is unique in supporting research across all fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and all levels of STEM education. Seven decades of experience building the necessary partnerships between federal, sta ....
Researchers studied park use in Philadelphia and New York during COVID-19 Researchers studied how parks were used during the early months of the pandemic. May 27, 2021 Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and according to U.S. National Science Foundation-funded research from Drexel University, they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19. The study looked at how people used 22 parks in Philadelphia and New York during the height of the pandemic, and it found no strong correlation between park use and the number of confirmed cases in surrounding neighborhoods. ....
Analysis reveals forest connections that underscore diversity s role in ecosystem health A blue magpie in Sri Lanka s Sinharaja Forest Reserve, a site that was part of the study. May 27, 2021 As the health of ecosystems in regions around the globe declines due to a variety of rising threats, scientists continue to seek clues to help prevent future collapse. A new analysis by scientists around the world, led by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego, is furthering science s understanding of species interactions and how diversity contributes to the preservation of ecosystem health. A coalition of 49 researchers examined data describing tree species in forests located across a broad range of countries, ecosystems and latitudes. Information about the 16 forest diversity plots in Panama, China, Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico and other locations many in remote, inaccessible areas was collected by hundreds of scientists over decades. ....