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Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
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National Science Foundation: Blond Fur Seal

For Students 9th - 10th
This blond fur seal, a rare color morph, was spotted in the region near Palmer Station along the Antarctic Peninsula in March 2013.
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National Science Foundation: Fluorescent Coral

For Students 9th - 10th
Justin Marshall researches fish and invertebrate color vision, color communication, and visual ecology of coral reefs and other habitats. He photographed this fluorescent coral under fluorescent lighting conditions
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National Science Foundation: Polar Bear Ancestry Traced to Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
See five close-up images of polar bears as part of a study of the relationship between bear ancestry and historical climate change.
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National Science Foundation: Supercomputer Gordon

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Gordon is a completely new kind of supercomputer that uses massive amounts of flash memory to retrieve randomly organized data.
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National Science Foundation: Star Makes Closest Approach to Black Hole in Milky Way

For Students 9th - 10th
A star known as S0-2 made its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in 2018.
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National Science Foundation: Optogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this full-color image, a neuron is expressing the light-gated cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 (small green shapes), and is being illuminated by a focused beam of blue light (coming from the top).
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National Science Foundation: 3 D Simulation of Exploding Supernovae

For Students 9th - 10th
A 3-D representation of six exploding supernovae made by powerful supercomputers that allowed various multidimensional instabilities to be expressed.