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New program has robots delivering food to FGCU students.
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Thunderstorm Aversion or storm anxiety is when dogs experience significant fear or anxiety during storms. Loud noises are the most obvious trigger, but dogs can react to other storm-related cues like lightning flashes, the sounds of wind or rain hitting the home, changes in barometric pressure, and even static electricity in the air. We learn about Thunderstorm Aversion and ways veterinarians try to help dogs and their owners. And we learn about a three-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of a new treatment that’s hoping to become a medical solution.
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Severe cuts to the National Weather Service by the Trump administration has many worried as hurricane season gets under way.
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Mound House, a museum dedicated to the history of Fort Myers Beach, has a new public water quality monitoring station. The station collects 14 types of water quality data, including temperature, salinity, turbidity, pH and depth.
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Florida Gulf Coast University’s math department is hosting its annual coding camp from June 30 to July 3. The camp focuses on the coding language python, game-building, artificial intelligence and guest sessions with industry professionals. Rising 7th, 8th, and 9th graders are eligible to participate.
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55 years ago, the world was captivated by the Apollo 13th mission. Three astronauts were trying to find a way back to Earth and Mission Control worked overtime to ensure every variable was ready.
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The Edison Awards is a celebration of innovation and technology that brings in some of the brightest minds in business. The highlight of the event may not be the awards, but the Innovators Showcase.
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Google Executive and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at X, Clarence Wooten, literally wrote the book on how technology can help get your idea off the ground and transform it into a flourishing business.
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For the third time in four years, “Java The Hutts” are heading to the World Championship. This dynasty is built with 11 high schoolers with one goal: enjoy this growing competition.
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week, in Florida and beyond.
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