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St. Louis on the Air
5:23 pm
Thu January 10, 2013

Citizen Science: Local Efforts Contribute To Study And Preservation Of Many Species

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Monarch Butterfly in Flight, "Flight of the Butterflies" opens at the Saint Louis Science Center on January 18th
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Citizen science is a growing opportunity for non-professional and amateur scientists to participate in professional research.

There are numerous opportunities for citizen science in the St. Louis area and engaging in such endeavors can contribute to protecting environments and preserving species.

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Cityscape
2:02 pm
Fri October 12, 2012

ARCHON Science Fiction Convention

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Young science fiction fans at a previous ARCHON Science Fiction Convention
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  • Interview with Elonka Dunin, Joe Haldeman and Byron Kerman

This weekend science fiction and fantasy fans will gather at the Collinsville Gateway Center for the 36th ARCHON Science Fiction Convention.  Host Steve Potter talks with acclaimed science fiction writer and author Joe Haldeman, who wrote “The Forever War,” which received the Nebula and Hugo Awards for the best science fiction novel of 1975.  Steve also talks with St. Louis cryptologist and game developer Elonka Dunin and Byron Kerman, one of the organizers of the convention.

The Two-Way
4:50 pm
Thu October 11, 2012

'Softball-Sized Eyeball' Washes Up In Florida; Can You I.D. It?

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Quite a baby blue.
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Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 9:41 am

Tell us you can resist clicking on this headline from Florida's Sun Sentinel:

"Huge Eyeball From Unknown Creature Washes Ashore On Florida Beach."

It's big, it's blue and the newspaper says "among the possibilities being discussed are a giant squid, some other large fish or a whale or other large marine mammal."

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has sent the eye off for study.

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