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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The child runs a finger along the lines of text, painstakingly mouthing the words. Teaching children to read and write has always been a major task for our schools, but developments in society require a new, broader view of what this means, according to researcher Ulrika Bodén at Linköping University, Sweden. … Read more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Xavierarnau | E+ | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s fourth-quarter real GDP fell 3.7% year-on-year, according to flash estimates published by the General Authority for Statistics on Wednesday. That’s a smaller drop than the 4.4% year-on-year slide in the third quarter. The drop was attributed to a 16.4% decline in oil activities, while … Read more
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter There will be an Anfield exodus in the summer. But, Jurgen Klopp insists, it will be confined to the coaching staff. No sooner had the German confirmed he will stand down, … Read more
Plasmonics are special optical phenomena that are understood as interactions between light and matter and possess diverse shapes, material compositions, and symmetry-related behavior. The design of such plasmonic structures at the nanoscale level can pave the way for optical materials that respond to the orientation of light (polarization), which is not easily achievable in bulk … Read more
The first highly efficient, air-stable, and plasmonically activated catalyst for acetylene semi-hydrogenation. Credit: Gunjan Sharma and Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar Prof. Polshettiwar’s group at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai has developed a novel “plasmonic reduction catalyst stable in air,” defying the common instability of reduction catalysts in the presence of air. The catalyst merges … Read more
(NewsNation) — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of 19 spiral galaxies showing “staggering” structure. The photos released Monday by NASA depict galaxies with “clearly defined arms” brimming with stars, as well as centers comprising old star clusters or supermassive black holes. The images are part of the Physics at High Angular resolution … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US An F16 fighter jet pilot of the US Air Force safely ejected after his plane crashed into the waters off South Korea, marking the third such incident this year. … Read more
What does an asparagus have in common with a vanilla orchid? Not much, if you are just looking at the two plants’ appearances. However, when you look inside — their leaves are more similar than you would think — as revealed by the composition of their cell walls. By studying plant cell walls — which … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The higher CEOs score on measures of paranoia, the more likely they are to avoid lobbying government, according to new research of 925 CEOs across 774 firms. But hiding doesn’t always work. If sanctioned, or hauled in front of Congress—as Boeing’s CEO recently was to answer for the 737 Max plane’s … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Nearly two-thirds of people taking their first step on the property ladder are doing so with someone else, according to a mortgage lending giant. Some 63% of first-time buyer mortgages taken out between … Read more
