Try This: Comedy and science on tap; service day

Laughs a little The Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver, presents Comedy on Tap at 8 pm on the second Thursday of every month. The event, hosted by Tristian Spillman, features local and regional comedians. Tonight’s in-person event is headlined by Gabriel Rutledge with an opening set by Neeraj Srinivasan. The show will last an …

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What is potassium used for?

Potassium is an essential mineral that performs many important functions in the body, from helping to keep the heart beating at a steady rate to maintaining normal fluid levels within cells. Scientists are also learning more about the role potassium can play in improving cardiovascular health, controlling blood sugar, and even maintaining bone health. Many …

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The James Webb Space Telescope finds the first new exoplanet

After its launch on Christmas Day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has continued to dazzle us with its data and discoveries. Now the multiple mirror space observatory has identified its first new exoplanet called LHS 475 b. Just 41 light-years from Earth in the constellation Octans, the exoplanet is about 99 percent the …

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At NASA, Thomas Zurbuchen was willing to let some missions fail.

Dr. Z has left the building. After six years, Thomas Zurbuchen concluded his tenure as NASA’s chief of science missions at the end of 2022. During his time there, he earned his one-letter nickname while presiding over some of the agency’s greatest successes in exploring the solar system and universe: the long-delayed launch of the …

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Science Center receives an additional $10 million in donations

A rendering of CSCA’s proposed 200,000 gallon aquarium. COURTESY PICTURE Veterans will remember it as the Science Museum of South Florida. But now known as the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, that hometown museum is getting world-class attention from major donors. The Science Center is starting 2023 with momentum toward a recently increased capital campaign …

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