El sur de Inglaterra alberga a una pequeña, pero prospera población de walabíes de cuello rojo
Los walabíes fueron introducidos al país al principio del siglo XX
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Before Shark Week and Jaws, World War II spawned America's shark obsession
The experiences of some WWII veterans played a pivotal role in painting sharks as creatures to be feared
Elizabeth Rona, the wandering polonium woman, changed radiation science forever
She survived world wars, anti-Semitism, and decades of exposure to early radiochemistry
Meet Chien-Shiung Wu, the nuclear physicist who developed revolutionary experiments
She changed how we understand fundamental laws that move both quarks and planets
Meet Katsuko Saruhashi, a resilient geochemist who detected nuclear fallout in the Pacific
Her deep belief that science and society were linked left a lasting impact
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Meet Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered how to split an atom
Her discovery of nuclear fission led the way to nuclear power—and the Cold War
Five facts about Rita Levi-Montalcini, who figured out how neurons grow
She bested anti-Semitism and sexism to have a Nobel-winning career
Empathy and bias are more intertwined than we often think
Studying empathy can sometimes seem like a look at how self-involved we are