The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has given astronomers the best ever three-dimensional view of the deep Universe. After staring at the Hubble Deep Field South region for only 27 […]
Looking Deeply Into The Universe In 3D
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Ancient And Modern Cities Aren’t So Different
New research finds that the bigger the ancient settlement, the more productive and efficient it was…just like modern cities. Despite notable differences in appearance and governance, ancient human settlements function in much […]
Testing The Boundaries: Study Reveals Inner Workings Of Cricket Teams
Do batsmen put personal glory before their team? A study by QUT researchers found cricket batsmen who were close to reaching personal milestones were likely to alter their strategy in a way […]
Delaying Children’s School Entry Linked To Poor Academic Performance
Delaying school entry for children could cause poorer academic performance, according to new research from the University of Warwick. Many parents are keen to hold their children back a year if they […]
Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification From Space
Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionise the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study the ocean. This new approach, published in the journal Environmental Science […]
NASA Science Leads New York City Climate Change 2015 Report
The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) 2015, co-chaired by a NASA researcher, published its latest report which details significant future increases in temperature, precipitation and sea level in the […]
The Strange Case Of The Missing Dwarf – New SPHERE Instrument Shows Its Power
Snow White hasn’t lost a dwarf, but science has, or rather, how new technology disproved a hypothesis. The new SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has been used to search for […]
School Recess Offers Benefits To Student Well-being
A Stanford study shows that recess is a profoundly important part of the school day. Well-organized recess programs engage students in meaningful play and prepare them to learn once back in the […]
When It Comes To An Opening Number, Sometimes The Best Bargaining Move Is To Offer Two
For decades, almost all negotiation scholars and teachers would have advised that making a range offer, such as asking for a “15 to 20%” discount rather than proposing a single number, would […]
An Italian Cemetery May Provide Clues On Cholera’s Evolution
A team of archaeologists and other researchers hope that an ancient graveyard in Italy can yield clues about the deadly bacterium that causes cholera. The researchers are excavating the graveyard surrounding the […]
A Gene That Shaped The Evolution Of Darwin’s Finches
by Princeton University Communications Researchers from Princeton University and Uppsala University in Sweden have identified a gene in the Galápagos finches studied by English naturalist Charles Darwin that influences beak shape and […]
MEND – New Global Initiative For Targeted Research Into Brain Diseases
Three leading research funders from the UK and North America have joined forces to launch a new global initiative called MEND or, MEchanisms of cellular death in NeuroDegeneration, with a fund of […]
First-of-its-kind Blueprint For Sustainable Global Development
Since the polio vaccine was introduced in the 1950s, one of the most dreaded diseases in history has been all but eradicated. Are there other scientific breakthroughs that could have an equally […]
Learn Math Without Fear
Stanford Professor Jo Boaler says that students most effectively learn “math facts” working on problems that they enjoy, rather than through exercises and drills they fear. Speed pressure, timed testing and blind […]
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