It's natural to think that mathematics is primarily about numbers. In school, we first learn how to recite numbers and then spend considerable time writing them down and manipulating them on paper. Of course, numerals (the ...
Education
Mar 9, 2020
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Sir David Attenborough, Dr. Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge University researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis—and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.
Environment
Feb 26, 2020
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What are parents to do when their children don't show much interest or become easily frustrated by math?
Education
Jan 17, 2020
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Are you ready to get entangled in the science of the very small? That's the thread running through a new anthology, Quantum Shorts: Collected Flash Fiction Inspired by Quantum Physics.
Quantum Physics
Dec 18, 2019
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Physicists at Stockholm University and the Max Planck Institute for Physics have turned to plasmas in a proposal that could revolutionise the search for the elusive dark matter.
General Physics
Oct 9, 2019
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Hens that cannot produce their own chicks have successfully acted as surrogates for rare chicken breeds.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2019
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It's increasingly common for managers to direct employees to "be creative" during office brainstorming sessions. But should employees acquiesce to that managerial edict? According to a new paper from a U. of I. expert in ...
Economics & Business
Sep 4, 2019
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The University of Rhode Island is leading a team that has been awarded a $3 million 5-year collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation as part of its investment in 10 Big Ideas to serve the nation's ...
Evolution
Jul 24, 2019
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Scientists from The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute have revealed the difference between a stem cell and other blood vessel cells using gene-sequencing technology.
Biotechnology
May 28, 2019
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What kind of potato chip would you create, and what would you name it, if you wanted to sell the product exclusively to pregnant women?
Social Sciences
May 28, 2019
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