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Day: February 8, 2019

What Does Stress Do To The Body?

Posted on Friday, 8 February, 2019Friday, 8 February, 2019 by Zheluo Cai

Your boss ominously requests an urgent meeting, your taxi is inching towards the airport with minutes to spare before your flight, or your football team have been granted a potentially game-winning penalty in the 91st minute. Your heart pounds, your stomach lurches, your hands turn clammy: the effects of stress

The Reticulum Constellation

Posted on Friday, 8 February, 2019Friday, 8 February, 2019 by Zheluo Cai

Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a small net, or reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions. The constellation is best viewed between October and December, but cannot be seen from middle to northern latitudes. The constellation was

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Watch - Lassa Fever in Nigeria Thursday, 7 February, 2019
Nigerian health officials have declared an outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Travelers to Nigeria should avoid contact with rats, especially rat urine and feces, and keep their accommodations or campsites clean.
Alert - Yellow Fever in Nigeria Monday, 28 January, 2019
A large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria began in September 2017. The outbreak is now spread throughout the country. Travelers going to Nigeria should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there.

ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY: Doomed Star Eta Carinae. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt. Eta Carinae may be about to explode but no one knows when. Eta Carinae’s mass – about 100 times greater than our Sun – makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova. Historical records do show that about 170 years ago Eta Carinae underwent an unusual outburst that made it one of the brightest stars in the southern sky. Eta Carinae, in the Keyhole Nebula, is the only star currently thought to emit natural LASER light. Two distinct lobes of the Homunculus Nebula encompass the hot central region, while some strange radial streaks are visible in red extending toward the image right. The lobes are filled with lanes of gas and dust which absorb the blue and ultraviolet light emitted near the centre.

NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Flight Test Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the SpaceX Demo-1 flight test to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, which is working with the U.S. aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011.
New NASA Book Shares Beauty of Earth from Space Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
Swirling white clouds, deep blue oceans and multicolored landscapes bring to life the pages of NASA’s new 168-page book “Earth,” a collection of dramatic images captured by Earth-observing satellites. The book is available now in hardcover and ebook, and online with interactive features.

IMAGO DEI: The Ndebele tribe or amaNdebele, one of the smaller ones of the Nguni speaking tribes that migrated to South Africa, were the first Nguni speaking people to move into the interior of the country instead of the coastal areas. The Nguni tribes represent nearly two thirds of South Africa’s Black population and can be divided into four distinct groups; the Central Nguni (the Zulu-speaking peoples), the Southern Nguni (the Xhosa-speaking peoples), the Swazi people from Swaziland and adjacent areas and the Ndebele people of the Northern Province and Mpumalanga.

Senegal - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
Exercise increased caution in Senegal due to elections, crime, and landmines. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Presidential elections in Senegal are scheduled for February 24, 2019. If no candidate wins a majority during the initial balloting, a second round will be held, either on March 10, March 17, or March 24, with March 17 the […]
Rwanda - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions Tuesday, 19 February, 2019
Exercise normal precautions in Rwanda. If you plan to enter the Democratic Republic of the Congo, read the Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page. If you decide to travel to Rwanda: Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier […]

WORK OF ART: Studies of the Foetus in the Womb are two-coloured annotated sketches by Leonardo da Vinci made in around 1511. Da Vinci studied human embryology with the help of anatomist Marcantonio della Torre and saw the foetus within a cadaver. The studies were initially bequeathed to Francesco Melzi. In c. 1582–90 they were bought from his heirs by Pompeo Leoni, and by 1630 they belonged to Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel. Since 1690 the studies have been housed in the Royal Collection, United Kingdom.

Day: February 8, 2019

What Does Stress Do To The Body?

The Reticulum Constellation

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