A major study into maths attainment has found that boys and girls perform equally in the subject, dispelling long-held myths around gender and education.
Education
Oct 30, 2018
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Some discoveries happen by accident. Consider how Sept. 28, 1928, unfolded: Alexander Fleming, back in the lab after a vacation with the family, was sorting through dirty Petri dishes that hadn't been cleaned before he went ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2018
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Tulips are one of the world's most iconic flowers, but their wild existence is still somewhat shrouded in mystery. Thoughts may turn to Holland, but no! Wild tulips actually carpet the stony slopes of the mountains of Central ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2018
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By the end of every spring semester, students in my introductory biology course at Vanderbilt University have become quite familiar with natural variation in human sex chromosomes. They know, for example, that most females ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2018
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Around election season, some politicians try to pass more legislation to give off an air of productivity for voters.
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2018
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Three continents. Nine countries. Cemeteries from Antwerp to Barcelona to Hellerup.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2018
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Two major factors matter when it comes to cells copying DNA: getting everything accurate in the sequence and how much of it is replicated. Mistakes can result in mutations, which can lead to diseases such as cancer.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2018
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Nanosystems that deliver anticancer drugs or imaging materials to tumours are showing significant progress, particularly those that respond to tumour-related stimuli, according to a review published in the journal Science ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 30, 2018
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In addition to the physical and psychological harm done to victims of domestic violence, domestic violence costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year. A significant portion of this money is spent by states as they ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2018
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Astronomers report the finding of two new high-redshift quasars using imagery from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE). The newly found quasars, designated OGLE J015531−752807 and OGLE J005907−645016, ...
