Day: June 8, 2024

New detectors installed in Long Island middle school to stop vaping

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New detectors installed in Long Island middle school to stop vaping

A middle school rite of passage is no more for the students of one Long Island town after school officials had the bathrooms fitted with “vape detectors.” Lindenhurst Middle School installed the FlySense FS300 vape detectors which are capable of detecting the presence of both nicotine and THC — found in marijuana — in the … Read more

Inside the Smithsonian’s tropical research island in Panama

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Inside the Smithsonian’s tropical research island in Panama

In a world that often feels like it has no more mysteries to discover (at least on land), scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have recently proven otherwise. The garden of Earthly delights that is Panama’s Barro Colorado Island. Courtesy of Smithsonian It happened on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, home to a … Read more