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A Delightful Recreation

Collection of some of Thomas Jefferson's favorite musical pieces recorded on period musical instruments in the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.




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4th of July Concert

Lively dance tunes and spirited medleys are heard on the "The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg 4th of July Concert." Performed live on Market Square July 4, 2005, the music also includes a salute to each of the 13 original colonies and concludes with "The Star Spangled Banner" and the sound of fireworks.











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The Declaration of Independence

Hear the words that were catalyst to the Revolution, read by Bill Barker, Colonial Williamsburg's Thomas Jefferson.




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Backstory Radio Presents: The American Indian Story

In October 2010, the hosts of Backstory visited Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre to perform a live show.




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Digital ethology [electronic resource] : human behavior in geospatial context / edited by Tomáš Paus and Hye-Chung Kum.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]




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Disability, the environment, and colonialism [electronic resource] / edited by Tatiana Konrad.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2024.




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World review [electronic resource] : environmental and sustainability education in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals / editors, Marco Rieckmann, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, Department of Education, University of Vechta, German

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press , 2024.




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Environmental and Natural Resources Economics [electronic resource] / by Xiangzheng Deng, Malin Song, Zhihui Li, Fan Zhang, Yuexian Liu.

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.




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Environmental innovation [electronic resource] : an action plan for saving the economy and the planet by 2050 / Jack Buffington.

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Foundations of social ecological economics [electronic resource] : the fight for revolutionary change in economic thought / Clive L. Spash.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.




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SOS - The San Onofre Syndrome, Nuclear Power's Legacy / Filmhub

[Place of publication not identified] : Filmhub, [2023]




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Secrets of the Abyss / Filmhub

[Place of publication not identified] : Filmhub, [2024]




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Leading Indian woman scientist is International Brain Research Organisation’s president-elect

The first scientist from a developing country to be appointed to the top position of IBRO, Shubha Tole is currently the dean of graduate studies at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai




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Coastal flooding harms different tree species differently: study

New findings could help researchers and governments decide which trees to prioritise for protection




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Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery

China’s JUNO will soon start gathering data on neutrinos, a product of nuclear reactions, to help solve one of the biggest mysteries in particle physics




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Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

How did the earliest, simplest cells hold it all together before elaborate membrane structures evolved?




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Science for All | What are Trojan asteroids?

The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon.




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The Science Quiz: AI in science, from neurons to nodes




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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only




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Nobel Prize for microRNA find underscores RNA’s primacy in biology

When Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize last week, 581 clinical trials involving miRNA had been registered in the U.S. alone




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Canadian climate lawsuit by young people could sway global cases

The lawsuit, launched against Ontario by seven people aged 16 to 28 as of this summer, contends the province's greenhouse-gas-emissions target is inadequate and violates the young people's rights




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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Ada Lovelace

This week’s Sci-five quiz is on Ada Lovelace.




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Thiruvananthapuram observatory captures stunning images of rare comet C/2023 A3

Although the comet was closest to Earth on October 12, the inclement weather in Thiruvananthapuram hindered observations on that day




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What do the Atlantic Ocean hurricane forecasts foretell for India?

Climate models forecast cyclones indirectly, based on metrics that indicate cyclonic activity and its potential intensity




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Global coral bleaching event expands, now the largest on record

Some 77% of the world’s coral reef areas – from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans – have so far been subjected to bleaching-level heat stress




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First brown dwarf ever found throws up surprise three decades later

Brown dwarfs are neither a star nor a planet, but something in between




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Redesigned programmes can vastly improve TB treatment outcomes

Doubling the direct benefit transfer to Rs.1,000 per month, disbursing Rs.3,000 at the time of diagnosis, and nutrition support to TB patients can have a huge impact




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Plankton balloon to six times their size to reach ocean surface




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Tea drinking across India




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When did the duplication of a gene responsible for breaking down complex carbohydrate starch in the mouth occur?




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The mystery of Déjà vu

It’s a normal day, a random moment, but suddenly something clicks. You think, “Wait, have I been in this exact situation before?” You start to wonder if you can see the future. But what you’re experiencing is something called déjà vu.




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Watch: Nobel prize science winners 2024 | All you need to know




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AI’s Cassandra moment

AI systems may not be plotting to incinerate humanity, but they are mushrooming at a time when globalisation has withered, and corporations, not countries, are poised to control technological advances and neural networks




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Black holes in Webb data allay threat to cosmology’s standard model

A new study challenges the findings of older ones that had concluded the universe had spiral galaxies sooner than expected




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Major Boeing-made communications satellite disintegrates in orbit

While Intelsat 33e had a history of issues while in orbit, its unexpected disintegration has heightened concerns about space junk




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Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertiliser bomb' for life on earth

The meteorite would have delivered a large amount of phosphorous, a nutrient for microbes crucial for the molecules central to storing and conveying genetic information.




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Scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

The supplement is created with flavonoids, plant-derived secondary metabolites known for their health benefits.




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New research shows most space rocks crashing into earth come from a single source

Scientists know that while some of these meteorites come from the Moon and Mars, the majority come from asteroid.




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New genus of jumping spiders ‘Tenkana’ discovered in south India

Unlike related species that live in forests, Tenkana spiders prefer drier areas and ground habitats and have been found in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 




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FDA approval for Cobenfy casts light on schizophrenia’s wickedness

Cobenfy is the first antipsychotic drug to treat schizophrenia by targeting cholinergic receptors instead of dopamine receptors




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The Science Quiz | The great women of mathematics




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Science for All | The cost of giving birth




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Researchers meld AI and genomics to find thousands of new viruses

It’s important to anticipate RNA viruses and how they could evolve because they mutate rapidly and adapt quickly to new conditions