Education
Mar 26, 2024
If university grades are going up, does that mean there's a problem?
In 1894, Harvard University commissioned a report on grading standards, due to concerns that:
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Ecology
Mar 25, 2024
Dam removal spurs the return of salmon, and a local tribe's hopes of sustainable fishing
After decades of waiting for two dams to come down on the Elwha River on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, and another decade of monitoring salmon populations, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) was finally able to ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2024
Thousands of tons of microplastics found in Moreton Bay
University of Queensland researchers estimate there could be up to 7,000 tons of microplastics polluting vital ecosystems in Brisbane's Moreton Bay.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2024
Questioning cities that create wealth disparities from the perspective of the 'excluded'
Cities are reborn in the wake of international mega-events such as the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the G7 Hiroshima Summit in 2023, and the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka. Areas around stations, parks and roads are redeveloped, hotels ...
Astronomy
Mar 21, 2024
How a balloon-borne experiment can do the job of the Hubble space telescope
An astronomical telescope designed to complement the aging Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand's south island on April 16 2023. But as a sphere the size of a football stadium rose silently and slowly over the ...
Other
Mar 16, 2024
What washing machine settings can I use to make my clothes last longer?
Orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth's surface, the astronauts on the International Space Station live a pretty normal social life, if not for one thing: they happily wear their unwashed clothes for days and weeks at a time. ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2024
Researchers say Olympic tower construction could damage Tahiti reef ecosystem
In preparation for the 2024 Olympic surfing competition, a new judging tower is being constructed in the reef lagoon at Teahupo'o, Tahiti. That construction poses a threat to the reef and its ecosystem, according to researchers ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2024
Washington's lackluster snowpack draws concerns, especially on the Olympic Peninsula
Not since 2015 has Washington's snowpack fallen so far below normal. Some regions of the state are preparing for another drought this summer. Others are still enmeshed in the drought that began last summer.
Environment
Mar 5, 2024
Opinion: Why hosting an Olympics competition in Tahiti is a really bad idea
Last year, the International Olympic Committee announced that the South Pacific island of Tahiti will host the two-day surfing competition for the 2024 Paris Summer Games. The site in question, Teahupo'o, is revered among ...
Environment
Feb 29, 2024
Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel 'dangerous to impossible'
A Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is shaping up to be the strongest of the season, forecasters say, as it pushes toward California with potential blizzard conditions in the Sierra and up to 10 feet (3 ...
