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Deep sea craft filmed unprecedented footage of a colossal squid

Mashable Tech

"It’s exciting to see the first in situ footage of a juvenile colossal and humbling to think that they have no idea that humans exist," Kat Bolstad, a cephalopod expert at the Auckland University of Technology who helped verify the footage, said in a statement.

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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

According to a 2021 report on plastics in agriculture by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics. Early findings suggest possible links to a host of health conditions including heart disease and some cancers. Some are much smaller. Boluwatife Olubusoye, a Ph.D.

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Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4: World Cancer Day || #WorldCancerDay. September: 4: National Wildlife Day || #NationalWildlifeDay. 11: National Coming Out Day || #NationalComingOutDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day || #ChildrensDay. Related Link: Complete List of United Nations Observances. January: 20: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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2014 Cause Awareness Days

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 16: National Bike to Work Day — #BikeToWorkDay. 11: National Coming Out Day — #NationalComingOutDay or #NCOD. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay.

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Bill To Pull Tax Exemptions Headed Back To Congress

The NonProfit Times

Foundations and universities have often been targeted for not just their large endowments but also for support of controversial topics and opinions. The Council on Foundations, Independent Sector and the National Council of Nonprofits together issued a strongly-word denunciation of Section 4 of H.R.9495 Vice President-elect J.D.

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C2i, a genomics SaaS product to detect traces of cancer, raises $100M Series B

TechCrunch

If you or a loved one has ever undergone a tumor removal as part of cancer treatment, you’re likely familiar with the period of uncertainty and fear that follows. Will the cancer return, and if so, will the doctors catch it at an early enough stage? The biggest question in cancer treatment is, ‘Is it working?’

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2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 17: National Nonprofit Day — #NationalNonprofitDay (Internationally recognized). 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 21: World Pancreatic Cancer Day — #WPCD19. 20: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay. 21: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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