Coronavirus lays bare inequities in K-12 education
Imagine doing your high school math or history homework while also being the full-time caregiver for your younger sibling.
Education
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Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets
Researchers across the globe have long tackled the question: Is there life on other planets, and if so, how do we find it? Faced with thousands of planets to explore beyond our solar system, scientists need a way to predict ...
Astronomy
May 19, 2020
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Three-dimensional self-assembly using dipolar interaction
In materials science, interactions between dipolar forces of permanent magnets can lead to form one-dimensional chains and rings. In a new report on Science Advances, Leon Abelmann and a research team in electronic components, ...
Astronomers study flaring activity of the giant star KIC 2852961
Using data from NASA's TESS and Kepler spacecraft, as well as from the Konkoly Observatory, astronomers have inspected flares and superflares of a late-type giant star known as KIC 2852961. Results of the study, presented ...
Tiny crystals plug gaps and limit uptake of contaminants in rocks
Research published today by a UK-based team of scientists has shown for the first time that the mobility of potentially harmful contaminants in crystalline rocks over long periods of time may be severely limited due to the ...
Earth Sciences
May 19, 2020
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Lysosome to mitochondria communication regulates longevity
As people get older, they often feel less energetic, mobile or active. This may be due in part to a decline in mitochondria, the tiny powerhouses inside of our cells, which provide energy and regulate metabolism. In fact, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 19, 2020
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A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Solid-state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Xi'an Jiaotong University, China have now presented a new way of taking this promising ...
Materials Science
May 19, 2020
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Seeing the invisible: Polarizer adjustments increase visibility of transparent objects
In biological microscopy and X-ray imaging, many transparent objects or structures are difficult to observe. Due to their low absorption of light, the usual intensity measurements don't work. Instead, the structural information ...
Optics & Photonics
May 19, 2020
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Jurassic stick insect performed mimicry to defend against predators
Phasmatodea, commonly known as stick insects and leaf insects, are icons of crypsis and primary defense specialization, exhibiting a wide range of remarkable morphological and behavioral modifications associated with camouflage. ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2020
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Heating buildings: The overlooked climate change factor
Heating accounts for over 50 percent of final energy consumption. So reducing the emissions that result from heating buildings would make a huge difference to the climate. What strategies are being pursued to realise this ...
Environment
May 19, 2020
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