Diana Kellogg Architects creates oval-shaped school in India"s Thar Desert
New York-based studio Diana Kellogg Architects looked to symbols of femininity for its design of an oval-shaped all-girls school in India made from local sandstone. Read more New York-based studio Diana Kellogg Architects looked to symbol.....»»
In search of evidence of ancient human existence, researchers traverse the inhospitable Namib desert
Strewn across the Namib desert is a treasure trove of stone tools of which little is known because getting to them is so difficult. There are few roads and vehicles have limited access in this protected area that lies in the desert of western Namibia.....»»
Musk"s win on India satellite spectrum raises prospect of price war with Ambani
Musk"s win on India satellite spectrum raises prospect of price war with Ambani.....»»
An ‘extraordinarily dishonest’ homebuilder and ex-high school coach is sentenced in Boise
An ‘extraordinarily dishonest’ homebuilder and ex-high school coach is sentenced in Boise.....»»
City microbes surviving on disinfectants, research reveals
New research shows microbes in our cities are evolving to resist the very cleaners we use to eliminate them. It also identifies novel strains living in Hong Kong that were previously only found in Antarctic desert soil......»»
India"s alleged interference in Canada was "horrific mistake," Trudeau says
India"s alleged interference in Canada was "horrific mistake," Trudeau says.....»»
Electric School Buses Are a Climate and Health Win with Staying Power
Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning electric school bus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the election.....»»
Trump and Harris Have Vastly Different Plans for Public Education
The presidential candidates differ on classroom censorship, school choice, federal funding for schools, and more.....»»
Book Review: How Our Love for Citrus Shaped the Modern World
A history of citrus fruits, from the Han Dynasty to the modern orange juice industry.....»»
India says no auction of satellite spectrum after Musk decries move
India says no auction of satellite spectrum after Musk decries move.....»»
Student was punished for using AI—then his parents sued teacher and administrators
Parents claim there was no rule banning AI, but school cites multiple policies. A school district in Massachusetts was sued by a student's parents after the boy was punished for u.....»»
Can an AI coach help your esports team clinch the championship?
PlayVS and Omni bring AI esports coaches to high school students......»»
Research team creates hybrid resonant metasurfaces with configurable structural colors
"Color is crucial," as pop artist Roy Lichtenstein famously said, but the significance of color extends far beyond art. From the creation of Prussian blue—the first synthetic pigment—to quantum dots in modern display technology, colors and their.....»»
Sustainable building effort reaches new heights with wooden skyscrapers
Wood offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete. At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting u.....»»
Accelerated three-year medical school students found to perform as well as peers in traditional four-year programs
Graduates who went to medical school for three years performed equally well on tests of skill and knowledge as their peers who followed a four-year program, a new study shows......»»
El Niño Southern Oscillation caused spike in 2023 temperatures, study finds
A study by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science identified El Niño–Southern Oscillation as the primary cause of the spike in global surface temperature in 2023, not human-induced climate.....»»
Finally, a video that really explains how color works
Videos about the chemistry of color typically only scratch the surface of how electromagnetic radiation creates the beautiful rainbows of the world around us......»»
Social media as a teaching tool: South African teachers talk about the new reality
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift towards the use of social media platforms in teaching. The South African Department of Basic Education, for one, instructed all schools to adopt online teaching and learning to save the 2020 school year, disr.....»»
Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species
The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history......»»
Glowing proteins enable real-time, 3-D study of essential enzymes
Working in organoid models, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new tool to study protein-kinase C (PKC) enzymes, which play a critical role in cell growth, differentiation and survival. Malfunction o.....»»
India’s biggest health insurer gets ransomware following data breach
Star Health says it was the victim of a ‘targeted malicious cyberattack’......»»