Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has found. Researchers surveyed over 9,000 U.S. teachers shortly before and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic about their perception of the instructional … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Donald Trump has said Prince Harry will be “on his own” if the former president wins a second term this year after claiming the Duke “betrayed the Queen”. The Sussexes moved to the … Read more
Researchers have paired a deep learning model with experimental data to “decode” mouse neural activity. Using the method, they can accurately determine where a mouse is located within an open environment and which direction it is facing just by looking at its neural firing patterns. Being able to decode neural activity could provide insight into … Read more
Tray of Anthonomus eugenii pupae. Credit: Jacob Basso, University of Guelph For the first time, researchers in Canada have investigated the use of the sterile insect technique for controlling populations of the pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii, an economically significant crop pest in North America. The paper, published in Pest Management Science, revealed compelling findings on … Read more
Nikki Haley hugs fans after losing South Carolina primary Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Former president Donald Trump has defeated Nikki Haley in the South Carolina GOP primary. The former president’s win was initially projected at … Read more
In the three years since NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars, the NASA science team has made the daily task of investigating the red planet seem almost mundane. The rover and its helicopter sidekick Ingenuity have captured stunning images of Mars and collected 23 unique rock core samples along 17 miles of an ancient … Read more
A small piece of obsidian, just over 5 centimeters long, likely found on a hard-scrabble piece of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. Credit: SMU It’s a small piece of obsidian, just over 5 centimeters long, likely found on a hard-scrabble piece of ranchland in the Texas panhandle. But when SMU anthropologist Matthew Boulanger looks at … Read more
US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen in retaliation for Red Sea attacks.mp4 For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The US and Britain have struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen … Read more
A groundbreaking technology that can recognize human emotions in real time has been developed by Professor Jiyun Kim and his research team in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at UNIST. This innovative technology is poised to revolutionize various industries, including next-generation wearable systems that provide services based on emotions. Understanding and accurately extracting … Read more
In an Ising computer (illustrated here with 4 bits), the variables all evolve towards a solution in parallel. Credit: Journal of Optical Microsystems (2023). DOI: 10.1117/1.JOM.4.1.014501 In our data-driven era, solving complex problems efficiently is crucial. However, traditional computers often struggle with this task when dealing with a large number of interacting variables, leading to … Read more
