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6 stinking cool facts about dog noses

Dogs can sniff out disease and analyze new odors even as they exhale. But how?




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Dazzling first images from James Webb Space Telescope

Images of five targets include the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.




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A new game teaches financial literacy and decision-making

How can you identify and overcome biases that hurt you financially? NOVA teamed up with Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight to design the NOVA Financial Lab, a game that breaks down the behavioral science behind financial decision-making.




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How air fryers work, scientifically speaking

Here’s how hot air can “fry” food.




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Malaria is outsmarting blood tests. Can a breath test help?

A parasite that causes the most common form of malaria is evolving to be undetectable by current tests. Some scientists want to zero in on compounds in patients’ breath instead.




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Koalas have fingerprints almost identical to ours

Koalas are the only non-primates with fingerprints. How is that possible—and why?




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DART spacecraft slams into asteroid

The mission is a test to see if NASA could knock an Earth-bound asteroid off its path, should we ever need to.




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How do psychedelics work? This brain region may explain their effects

The claustrum seems to act as a switchboard, telling different parts of the brain when to turn on and off. But what happens when the switchboard operator steps away?




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What to do with an invasive fish? Make leather

Venomous lionfish are taking over the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea, eating everything in their paths. One solution: handbags and belts.




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PHOTOS: Huge, ancient animals carved into Peru’s hills

These are just a few of the geoglyphs in southern Peru, known as the Nazca lines, thought to be at least 2,000 years old.




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NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket finally launches

NASA’s massive SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft kick off a series of missions to put humans back on the Moon.




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5 reasons why humans are going back to the Moon

Earth’s natural satellite could be a jumping-off point for future space exploration.




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4 mind-bending math experiments that explain infinity

Can one infinity be bigger than another?




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Teaching resources: How ancient cultures shaped mathematics

From the ancient origins of zero to the paradox of motion, NOVA’s teaching resources immerse students in the wonder of math.




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2-million-year-old DNA reveals surprising Arctic ecosystem

The oldest DNA ever retrieved, preserved in sediments in northern Greenland, reveals that Arctic and temperate species once commingled in an ecosystem unlike anything that exists today.




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Students tell local climate stories in NOVA filmmaking program

Students across the country are participating in NOVA's film production program to make videos about climate change solutions in their local communities.




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Ice Age cave paintings decoded by amateur researcher

Patterns of lines and dots associated with specific animal species in cave art may point to an early writing system.




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Why it's so hard to make salt water drinkable

Seawater might seem like an obvious solution to water scarcity, but it comes at a cost.




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When wild dolphins help humans fish, both benefit

A new study shows just what dolphins get out of cooperating with fishers in Brazil (besides lunch).




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Teaching Resources: Local climate change solutions

Bolster learning for middle and high school students about the myriad ways our weather is changing, how communities are being impacted, and innovative solutions.




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How do induction stoves work?

Here’s how a magnetic field can heat up your pans.




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8 Mind-Blowing Space Documentaries to Watch Now on NOVA

Check out some of NOVA’s best space documentaries available for streaming.




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Weathering the Future Outreach Toolkit

Use this toolkit to organize community screenings which educate the public, provide a space to discuss local impacts, and brainstorm community solutions.




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4 major effects of climate change in America

Warming temperatures are causing extreme weather patterns across the country. But communities are pushing back with solutions old and new.




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Visit Ancient Civilizations in These 9 NOVA Documentaries

From Petra to the Amazon to ancient China, NOVA has you covered.




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How iron-air batteries could fill gaps in renewable energy

Rust Belt cities could be the perfect place to develop this renewable energy solution.




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The History of Earth in Five Epic Chapters

The evolution of planet Earth over 4.5 billion years.




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How This Stingray May Have Gotten Pregnant Without a Mate

No sex? No problem. At least not for Charlotte the stingray.




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Secrets in Your Data Outreach Toolkit and Events

Use the Secrets in Your Data Outreach Toolkit to organize screenings and events in your community about personal data privacy and security online.




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Data Privacy Tips from Secrets in Your Data

Here are some tips and tricks pulled from Secrets in Your Data to help you stay safe online.




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Sleepwalking: What Happens in the Brain?

Why sleepwalkers can paint, eat, or even drive when part of their brain is asleep.




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How to Protect Your Data Online

Practical tips for creating a strong password and keeping your data safe online.




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Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere: Where Does It Go?

To combat climate change, scientists are working to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.




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Building Stuff: Outreach and Events

Explore the outreach toolkit, sign up to receive an engineering activity kit, and tune in to upcoming virtual field trips and events this fall!




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Displaying digital signage software with a Q management system

A Malaysian security department needed a system that their programmers could incorporate Q management control with digital signage software. They display Repeat Signage on their screens to show live TV, the counter and announcements, in this case study.




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Our lastest digital signage case study comes from Illinois in the US.

Minerallac Company, an electrical construction hardware manufacturer, find Repeat Signage software a useful tool for keeping staff updated on events and information. Staff is their satellite office, 2000 miles away, now feel more connected since digital signage was utilised.




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Digital signage presentation samples for corporate offices and businesses

We have added presentation sample design ideas for you to use in businesses and corporate offices including display graphs for a e-commerce warehouse distribution and electrical distribution companies.




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Digital signage - getting started with Repeat Signage

To help you get started with Repeat Signage software, we have created a walk-through of screenshots to show you how to create a simple dynamic digital signage presentation.




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Display single line of database or txt file text

7-minute video shows how you can a single line of text from either a .txt file or a database, for example, displaying name of duty manager. The ability to display database information is available in the Corporate and Media Wall editions of Repeat Signage digital signage software. Ideal for displaying company information on any screen anywhere.




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Input spreadsheets to your digital signage, data and graphics

The spreadsheet control within Repeat Signage software allows you to display existing Microsoft Excel .xlsx files and allows you to use the built in editor to create spreadsheets within your presentations. You can also create and display spreadsheet graphs from your information. This gives you an easy way to display formatted information in grids and you also have the ability to insert pictures as well.




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How to split multi-page PDF documents into single PDF pages

Repeat Signage software has a number of free tools including the Batch PDF splitter. This shows you how to add your PDF to a folder and create an empty output folder. Then click run and in seconds, individual PDF pages appear in your output folder, leaving the original PDF as it was.




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Remembering superstar music producer Quincy Jones

The renowned arranger, composer and producer worked with countless artists, including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson. Jones died Nov. 3. Originally broadcast in 2001.




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Saoirse Ronan says her experience as a child actor continues to shape her work

Ronan credits her parents and the filmmakers she worked with as a child for keeping acting fun. She stars as a woman struggling with addiction in The Outrun and as a World War II mother in Blitz.




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Need a break from politics? Marvel at the 'Vanishing Treasures' of the natural world

With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart.




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As a 'Seasoned Professional,' Jenny Slate now finds strength in her sensitivity

The comic can pick up on the "micro bad mood" of whoever she's talking to. She writes about pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in a new book of essays, Lifeform. Originally broadcast March 12, 2024.




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A Marine Corps veteran expresses concerns for the military in a 2nd Trump presidency

Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to "go with his whims."





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Want a Picasso? UChicago students borrow original art for their dorms

College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.




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Schools in Asheville are reopening in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

After-school activities will still be suspended Monday and Tuesday.




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Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done

The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it's been since 1976.




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Figuring out the male enrollment drop at HBCUs

The number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it’s been since 1976.