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Education May 1, 2024

Will New Zealand's school phone ban work? Let's see what it does for students' curiosity

With the coalition government's ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the skeptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids seem okay ...

Quantum Physics May 1, 2024

Generating graph states of atomic ensembles via photon-mediated entanglement

Graph states, a class of entangled quantum states that can be represented by graphs, have been the topic of numerous recent physics studies, due to their intriguing properties. These unique properties could make them particularly ...

Earth Sciences May 1, 2024

Rock solid evidence: Angola geology reveals prehistoric split between South America and Africa

An SMU-led research team has found that ancient rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles in Angola clearly show a key part of Earth's past—the splitting of South America and Africa and the subsequent formation ...

Ecology Apr 30, 2024

Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, study shows

A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig University (UL), and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has investigated the motivation and potential ...

Plants & Animals Apr 30, 2024

Study sheds new light on how Scotland's beavers interact with the environment

A study by the University of Stirling has shed new light on how beavers reintroduced to Scotland indirectly interact with deer—and the implications for the woodlands they share.

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2024

Research reveals overlooked factor driving China's real estate crisis

The default of Evergrande, one of China's largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China.

Social Sciences Apr 30, 2024

Study finds labor market support for transgender people is lower than for other sexual minorities

In 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in "Bostock vs. Clayton County" that transgender people are legally protected from employment discrimination. This came at a time of increased visibility, but also of legal and ...

Ecology Apr 30, 2024

Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say

Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is ...

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2024

Study shows how AI can be a 'crystal ball' for businesses to stay afloat

Businesses unsure how to survive the next global tragedy should have no fear, with a new study showing how artificial intelligence (AI) can help organizations stay afloat in rapidly changing times.

Astronomy Apr 30, 2024

Astronomers significantly impact the climate by traveling to conferences, say researchers

In 2019, global travel to international academic conferences in the field of astronomy caused the equivalent of 42,500 tons of climate-damaging CO2 emissions. This equates to an average of one ton of CO2 per participant and ...

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