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Social Sciences Apr 22, 2024

TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on Apr. 17, 2024. The House voted on each of the four components ...

Other Apr 21, 2024

Everest mountaineer's letters digitized for the first time

Letters written by the famous mountaineer George Mallory have been made available to a global audience for the first time, in the centenary year of his fatal attempt to scale Everest.

Archaeology Apr 20, 2024

'Forgotten city:' the identification of Dura-Europos' neglected sister site in Syria

The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this ancient city has yielded many great discoveries, and serves as a window into the world of the ancient Hellenistic, ...

Social Sciences Apr 19, 2024

Actions needed beyond lawsuit to address social media's influence on youth, say experts

While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for additional actions to address ...

Environment Apr 19, 2024

AI for Earth: How NASA's artificial intelligence and open science efforts combat climate change

As extreme weather events increase around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into our warming planet has increased as well. For NASA, climate research involves not only conducting studies of these ...

Education Apr 19, 2024

Online schooling is not just for lockdowns. Could it work for your child?

During COVID almost all Australian students and their families experienced online learning. But while schools have long since gone back to in-person teaching, online learning has not gone away.

Social Sciences Apr 19, 2024

Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone—it means they struggle to navigate life on the outside

You'd be hard pressed to find any aspect of daily life that doesn't require some form of digital literacy. We need only to look back 10 years to realize how quickly things have changed.

Social Sciences Apr 18, 2024

Stars vs. numbers: How consumers perceive online rating formats

Mathematically speaking, scoring 3.5 out of 5 is the same as receiving three and a half stars on a five-star scale. But visually speaking, the numbers don't add up.

Condensed Matter Apr 18, 2024

Skyrmions move at record speeds: A step towards the computing of the future

An international research team led by scientists from the CNRS has discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles known as skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s.

Social Sciences Apr 18, 2024

Social media for sex education: South African teens explain how it would help them

Most teenagers dread talking about sex with their parents. Their parents feel the same way. In some societies it's considered taboo to even broach the subject. And, even where sexuality education is taught at schools, research ...

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