It is awarded to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life".
While fewer species live in the ocean than on land, marine life represents much older evolutionary lineages that are fundamental to our understanding of life on Earth, Appeltans says.
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On a lighter -- or is that darker -- note, other areas of science and technology bravely march ever-onward with the goal of a better understanding of life, the universe, and tattoos.
In addition to working on professional projects at Silicon Valley tech companies, they complement the experience with cultural activities that enrich their understanding of American life.
This discovery, made just three years after new technology first enabled Alvin to reach these depths, changed our understanding of how life can function here on Earth, and opened entirely new fields of research.
And Kim may be ideally suited for the job because of his wide knowledge of molecular biology, a field being transformed by new understanding of the chemical basis of life.
Throughout the next decade major trends through an intermix of the life sciences and information technology will involve increasing use of biotechnological processes in understanding life, eradicating hereditary diseases, developing novel bio-industries, and furthering the uses of biomedical products in conserving the quality of life and the environment through the promotion of clean technologies.
Even if no signs of life are found in the lake, that could inform science's understanding of the limits by which life is bound.
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This insight coincides with a progressive understanding of the reasons why life seems to have conspired against him.
Please do it to improve the morale of your female officers and give their daughters a better understanding of their options in life.
Finally, it seemed, there was a magazine that spoke to my generation, a new and comprehensive take on this sport that I had made central to my understanding of, well, life.
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Understanding this simple premise of life and having the wisdom, the will, and the discipline to focus on the things we can control, while steering away from the things we cannot control is the basis for allocating our energies efficiently and effectively, and living in harmony and peace with ourselves and with our environment.
Nevertheless, this biography of the Russian Othello does much to recast our understanding of 18th-century Russian life.
Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion and love.
Regardless of your life stage and challenge, a thorough understanding of your numbers are vital to your success.
Det Chf Inspector Dorian Lloyd, of the South Wales Police specialist crime investigations team, said the aim of the investigation was to establish a full understanding of the events that led to "such devastating loss of life".
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Dr Simon Ofield-Kerr, Vice Chancellor, said Sir Terence had "single-handedly changed this country's understanding of design and has changed modern life through his products, shops and restaurants".
Pamela Stokes Eggleston is a Founding Member and Development Director for Blue Star Families, a national nonprofit that connects military families, and those in government, national organizations, and local civilian communities to foster a better understanding of the unique challenges of military life.
We had an instant understanding of many of our shared views on life just from that one initial interaction.
Now more than ever, understanding economics is vital to improving quality of life.
Fyodorov wanted to hear a melody in an orchestra and to watch a spectacle in a theatre, so as to have some understanding in his soul about the truth of life and to see the universal horizon.
Borrowers must read the terms of the note, outside of the initial monthly payment, to gain a full understanding on how much they can expect to pay throughout the life of their mortgage loan.
While most are very aware of the blessings that a full life can bring, the very understanding that they alone control the tempo and their division of time is enough to paralyze them.
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It is also about history, about understanding where one of the key tools of our modern life came from and appreciating its true nature.
The result could be an understanding of whether the tactics and raid that claimed the life of Jose Guerena were aberrant, or standard practice in Pima County.
The new booklets - one written for primary schools and one for secondaries - are designed to help improve pupils' understanding of maths and how it is applied in everyday life.
The decision to release him was based on his acceptance of responsibility for, and understanding of what he had done, and that it would be with him for the rest of his life.
That means studying this asteroid could yield greater understanding about the sources of organic molecules and water that gave rise to life.
The new results, however, add to astronomers' growing understanding of water on Mars, and could lead to clues of whether life exists, or ever existed, on the Red Planet.
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"Hopefully, when people go through this exhibit, they get a better understanding of Abraham Lincoln -- the things he went through, his life, his achievements, his contributions and the kind of personal drive, " he said.
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