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Jack Stephens

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  • English chemist and X-ray crystallographer, Rosalind Elsie Franklin

    Rosalind Franklin

    Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose research was foundational to the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA, for which three male…

  • Boxer pups

    Puppy Training

    The MarketWatch news portal reported on May 20, National Rescue Dog Day, that pet adoptions had “seen a spike” during the recent nation-wide lockdowns as people sought companionship, a distraction…

  • Book covers of recommended hydroponic gardening books

    Hydroponic Gardening

    The name hydroponics for the practice of growing plants using only water, nutrients and a growing medium—i.e., without soil—was coined in 1937 by UC Berkeley scientists Dr. William Setchell and Dr…

  • Looking up at the dark, starry night sky with a telescope

    Stargazing: Looking Up

    Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Stephen HawkingAstrophysicist and cultural icon Stephen Hawking shared this recommendation in a 2010 interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer…