NASA's ECOSTRESS sees Las Vegas streets turn up the heat
An instrument on the space station documented how built and natural surfaces responded to record heat in Las Vegas.
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Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic
One of the many changes COVID-19 brought those in education was an almost immediate switch to online learning.
Education
May 2, 2022
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China plans system to take out asteroids hurtling toward Earth
China plans to develop a system for monitoring asteroids that pose a threat to earth, highlighting the nation's growing ambitions for its space program.
Astronomy
Apr 26, 2022
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Can wind turbines and migrating birds coexist?
In the race to avoid runaway climate change, two renewable energy technologies are being pushed as the solution to powering human societies: wind and solar. But for many years, wind turbines have been on a collision course ...
Ecology
Apr 20, 2022
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Survey: Higher confidence in academic integrity of remote instruction among college instructors
A new survey by Wiley suggests concerns about academic integrity in online courses have eased significantly among college instructors since 2020, when the transition to remote instruction was still ramping up.
Education
Jan 27, 2022
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Several asteroids are heading towards Earth: How we deal with threats
Don't look now—but we are currently experiencing a rash of stories about a forthcoming global catastrophe. But in a change from reports of pandemics and climate change, this global catastrophe is produced by the impact ...
Astronomy
Jan 7, 2022
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College-in-prison program found to reduce recidivism significantly
A new study sought to determine the effects of a college-in-prison program, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). The study found a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates across racial groups among those who participated ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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Teaching university students to be 'age-conscious' could help address our elder care crisis
How does systemic ageism affect our society? A coroner's inquest into COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes in Québec recently heard that ageism was a contributing factor.
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2021
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Flint water crisis worsened birth outcomes, especially for Black babies
Not long after Flint, Michigan, started using river water as the local drinking supply, incidences of childhood lead poisoning skyrocketed. For the next several months, residents across the city—many of them Black and below ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2021
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The pandemic is a golden opportunity for Papua to step up its game in education technology
Papua, Indonesia's easternmost island and one of its most rural provinces, is significantly behind in education—both in terms of students' learning achievements and digital infrastructure.
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Oct 1, 2021
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