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Jun 06 2020
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For the first time in history, MIT elects an African American student body president

By Sergio Parra portal-3

For the first in its 159 years of existence, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has elected a black woman as president of its Undergraduate Association (UA).

Danielle Geathers obtained the position after organizing a successful ca…

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Jun 06 2020
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How the discoverer of E. coli did it by examining baby poop

By Sergio Parra portal-3

Escherichia coli (E. coli for friends) is a bacteria that is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family and is part of the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract of homeothermic animals, such as humans.

Most of …

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Jun 06 2020
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Apples are becoming sweeter and a few centuries ago they were as sweet as a carrot

By Sergio Parra portal-3

Excess sugar consumption is a problem in the most developed countries. A single can of soda may already have half of all the daily sugar recommended for an adult.

The ironic thing is that if half a liter of soda can…

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Jun 05 2020
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An El Niño event could be triggered by this volcano next winter

By Sergio Parra portal-3

The released gases could trigger an El Niño event during winter 2020-21, a more intense polar vortex and warming across Eurasia, according to a study carried out by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Sis...

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Jun 05 2020
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New record for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite the coronavirus pandemic

By Sergio Parra portal-3

Measurements of carbon dioxide, the main human-caused greenhouse gas, averaged up to 17% in April, a brief dip due to the coronavirus pandemic.

However, the world…

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