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Despite the billions of dollars poured into education development globally every year, the majority of students are still struggling with basic learning concepts, says economist Karthik Muralidharan. He outlines how smarter resource allocation and evidence-based interventions, like learning software that dynamically responds to students and teaches at the level that’s right for them, can improve […]
A wooden solution to metal satellites polluting space. Water woes create droughts in 48 of the 50 U.S. states—and climate change is of course a culprit. Microplastics could make wastewater recycling more challenging. And researchers figure out how mud from a secret spot off the Delaware River makes baseballs easier to grip. Recommended reading: How […]
Last week, the day before the election, I described Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who in return for abandoning his quixotic and bizarre campaign for the Presidency as an independent to bend the knee and swear everlasting fealty to former President Donald Trump had been promised control over the entire federal health policy apparatus, as an […]
The election of Donald J. Trump is sapping momentum from global climate talks as diplomats brace for his pro-fossil-fuel agenda. Source link
AlphaFold3 can predict the structures of proteins as they interact with DNA.Credit: Werel et al./American Society for Microbiology, Mol*, RCSB PDB AlphaFold3 is open at last. Six months after Google DeepMind controversially withheld code from a paper describing the protein-structure prediction model, scientists can now download the software code and use the artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Phones made today are super smart. Fast and versatile they can be so powerful to be spooky. Dr Matt joins Dr Karl to peel back the AI layers for a set of rules for the future. Source link
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Credit: Queensland Museum Say hello to Strawberry Claws, a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum scientists. With its distinctive crimson claws, it was only natural the crab was given the scientific name Strigopagurus fragarchela, which is derived from the Latin form “strawberry” (Fragaria), combined with “chela” to highlight the bright […]
Viewing the Taurids may be affected by the illumination of the Moon, which could obscure some of the fainter meteors. The Moon will be in a waxing gibbous phase – going from half moon to full moon. Plus, as we have seen recently, it is hard to see anything in the sky if there is […]
“You can see an ecosystem change overnight—specifically with hydrilla. You’ll see a normal pond, and then at the end of the growing season, it’s completely full of hydrilla,” said Nicole White, founder of Little Bear Environmental Consulting, which often works with city and state departments to combat invasive species. “Nothing else can survive there. It’s […]