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News tagged with pythons
A math teacher's plea: Let's keep pi irrational
Computers have helped mathematical research accelerate in multiple directions and increased the presence of mathematics in everyday life.
Education
Jan 27, 2020
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If it's below 40 degrees in South Florida, the forecast calls for falling iguanas
As temperatures were dipping this week, the National Weather Service issued freeze warnings for much of Florida and Georgia, adding a warning in South Florida for "falling iguanas." University of Florida wildlife ecologist ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2020
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Super Bowl python hunt 'glorifies' slaughter of snakes, should be canceled, PETA says
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee to cancel the 2020 Python Bowl, saying the hunt glorifies "the slaughter of snakes."
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2019
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To save Everglades, guardians fight time—and climate
Grabbing a clump of vegetation to steady herself, Tiffany Troxler gingerly slides her feet along the makeshift boardwalk as she ventures out into the marsh. The boards sag, dipping her up to her knees in the tea-colored water.
Ecology
Dec 03, 2019
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Florida python program nabs 900th snake, including new record
There is more than one python-hunting army in Florida, but the one run by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission just hit another milestone including the largest python the group has ever captured.
Ecology
Oct 07, 2019
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The war on pythons: Florida Gov. DeSantis steps up the fight
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced additional steps Wednesday to fight Burmese pythons, the giant snakes that have wiped out much of the mammal population of the Everglades.
Ecology
Aug 08, 2019
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Software library to serve for faster chemical reaction processing
Big Data has become ubiquitous in recent years, and especially so in disciplines with heterogeneous and complex data patterns. This is particularly true for chemistry. In some ways, chemical compounds may be compared with ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 14, 2019
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Python patrols stalk Florida swamps to staunch marauding serpents
Along with the venomous lionfish, the Burmese python is perhaps the least welcome invasive species in Florida: lacking any natural predators, it has happily chomped its way through the state's wildlife.
Ecology
May 10, 2019
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Rangers find three-eyed snake in Australia's Humpty Doo
A three-eyed snake found slithering down a road in the northern Australian town of Humpty Doo has sparked amusement in a country already accustomed to unusual wildlife.
Ecology
May 03, 2019
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