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By Yashraj Patil, posted May 28, 2021 1:59:18 PM

  Red-vented Bulbul's Nesting Cycle    Introduction: "Birds are a miracle because they show us that there is a finer, simpler state of being that we can strive for" And the red-vented bulbul ( Pycnonotus cafer ) demonstrated this reality by nesting inside our house. She used to observe each of us, attaining an understanding of our lifestyles, and then trust us as she was concerned about predators such as cats in the neighbourhood posing a threat to her nest.  In the beginning, she was just roaming around the house looking for a safer place, and ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   GENERAL SCIENCE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   SCIENTIST SKILLS   GLOBE Working Groups: SCIENCE WORKING GROUP   EDUCATION WORKING GROUP   Investigation Areas: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   BIOSPHERE   Learning Activities: EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Primary Audience: ALUMNI   COUNTRY COORDINATORS   PARTNERS   SCIENTISTS   STUDENTS   TEACHERS   TRAINERS  

The NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center is working with NASA scientist Dr. Bill Smith to use GLOBE Cloud observations made by people just like you to solve the Terminator Problem! Wait, what? Well, the Solar Terminator or twilight zone is that line that separates the daylit side of a planet from the dark night side. The image on the left is an example. It was taken from the International Space Station as it crossed the terminator on April 17, 2019 as it orbits 254 miles above the Gulf of Guinea on Africa’s mid-western coast.      ...

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Posted in: Curriculum: EDUCATION RESEARCH   SCIENCE AND MATH   TECHNOLOGY   STEM   GLOBE Science Topics: BACKYARD SCIENCE   CLIMATE   CLIMATE CHANGE   DATA INCLUDED   GENERAL SCIENCE   GLOBE PROTOCOLS   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE   SCIENTIST SKILLS   Investigation Areas: ATMOSPHERE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   Learning Activities: ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE   EARTH AS A SYSTEM   News Topics: COMMUNITY LETTERS   NEWS BRIEFS   Student Research Reports: STANDARD RESEARCH REPORT   INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM REPORT   U.S. STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIA (SRS)