Risky outdoor play can boost science education

Risky play should be incorporated into early childhood science education in nature-based settings to lay early foundations for science education, says Deakin researcher.

Why do metaphors of space help us understand time?

Expressions linking space to time are a common part of our day to day lives. You might say the morning "flew by," or that school exams are "fast approaching." Right now, you might say summer is "just around the corner," while ...

How mantle movements shape Earth's surface

The movement of tectonic plates shapes the rocky features of Earth's surface. Plates' convergence can form mountain ranges or ocean trenches, and their divergence can form oceanic ridges. But it's not just the plates themselves ...

Climate change expected to increase wildfire danger

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) researchers expect an elevated wildfire danger in the Alpine Foreland from 2040 onwards due to changing meteorological conditions. The danger currently remains very low ...

Why the kookaburra's iconic laugh is at risk of being silenced

Once, while teaching a class of environmental science students in China's Hebei University of Science and Technology, I asked who knew what a laughing kookaburra was. There were many blank faces. Then I tilted my head, much ...

Elite coaches migrating to Western countries to advance careers

Nations battling for Olympic success in a global sporting 'arms race' has led to elite coaches migrating to Western countries as they bid to escape antiquated and restrictive coaching regimes in their home countries, reveals ...

Are the world's cultures growing apart?

Cultural values may have become more different globally, but more similar regionally, over the past 40 years according to a paper published in Nature Communications. The authors suggest that over time, high-income Western ...

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