The family background of UK children still influences their educational achievements at primary school as much as it did nearly one hundred years ago, a major new study has revealed.
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2022
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Macrophages are cells vital to the immune system and could possibly inform cell-based therapies for a variety of medical conditions. However, realizing the full potential of macrophage therapies relies on being able to see ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 21, 2023
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One in four students from lower-income families did not participate in a single sport, club or art program last school year, a new national poll shows.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2016
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If we took a journey from Earth's surface to the center, the midway point is roughly at 1900 km depth in the lower mantle. The lower mantle ranges from 660 to 2900 km depth and occupies 55% of our planet by volume. The chemical ...
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2020
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Have you noticed your favorite chocolate is a little smaller, there are fewer biscuits in the same-sized package or bags of chips contain more air?
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2022
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Last January two amateur meteorite hunters dropped by Randy Korotev's office at Washington University in St. Louis to show him their latest purchase, a 17-kilogram pallasite meteorite found in 2006 near Conception Junction ...
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2011
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Tens of tons of extraterrestrial solid material collide with Earth daily. Most of this material is small enough that it burns up in the atmosphere, but some fragments are large enough to cause quite a predicament. In 2013, ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 1, 2022
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In 2017, when interviewers asked Latino community members in San Antonio, Texas, about their top environmental concerns, the answers took researchers by surprise.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2020
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State biologists on Wednesday recommended against designating the western Joshua tree as threatened with extinction, saying claims in a petition filed by environmentalists about the effects climate change will have on the ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2022
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Massive wildfires in Portugal and Spain were largely under control Thursday after forcing thousands from their homes and destroying large swathes of land.
Environment
Aug 18, 2022
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