Valley Stream South High students launched their questions from Earth and heard the answers from astronauts on the International Space Station.
Last month, Valley Stream South High School teamed …
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By Angelina Zingariello
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11/3/23
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On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah.
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By Ilana Greenberg
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9/21/23
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Valley Stream South High School senior Ibrahim Qadri was pulled out of his biology classroom one fateful day.
He saw his science research co-adviser Jeffrey Hsi and science department chair …
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By Juan Lasso
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3/8/23
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When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet.
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By Alan Singer
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11/10/22
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One of the most popular movies about the apocalyptic notion of a giant meteor striking Earth and destroying civilization was “Deep Impact,” a 1998 disaster film . . .
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By James Bernstein
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10/20/22
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Hurricanes are the world’s costliest natural disasters, and they’re intensifying because of climate change. Eighty-five percent of all hurricane damage . . .
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By Alan Singer
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10/13/22
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Summers are for beaches, barbecues and outdoor concerts. But for Faye, every day of her summers during her college years was spent inside a hot factory . . .
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9/1/22
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With all the media hype about sharks these days, our thoughts went to the late Peter Benchley, who wrote many books during his life, but who will be best remembered for . . .
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By James Bernstein
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7/21/22
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The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court has now issued decisions overturning abortion rights, weakening the wall of separation between church and state . . .
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By Alan Singer
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7/14/22
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There are few sounds that can paint a more vivid picture than the ominous and simple theme created by composer John Williams for the 1975 film “Jaws.”
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7/14/22
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