Two representative theropod tracks from the Koum Basin in northern Cameroon. Credit: SMU An international team of researchers led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents. More than 260 footprints were discovered in Brazil and in Cameroon, showing where land-dwelling … Read more
Albatrosses on a far-flung South African island are being eaten by mice. Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tons of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive. Hordes of mice are devouring the eggs of some of the world’s most important … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australian students are increasingly taking tests on computers. This includes major tests used to check national progress on literacy and numeracy. The idea is this prepares students “for the future,” because “technology is everywhere.” But as our two recent studies suggest, the way students respond to test questions on computers may … Read more
Ensuring teachers have input into professional learning contributes to empowering them. Credit: Allison Shelley/EDUimages, CC BY-NC Student achievement is highly correlated with having qualified teachers who feel empowered and motivated to provide quality education for their students. Such teachers should be in every classroom. Yet, with the shortage of teachers in schools in Canada, the … Read more
The global concentrations of one of the main air pollutants known to affect human health has been graphically illustrated for the first time by a team of scientists. The Air Quality Stripes which were created by the University of Leeds, the University of Edinburgh, North Carolina State University, and the UK Met Office, starkly contrast … Read more
This photo provide by Waldrappteam Conservation & Research shows the migration from Northern Bald Ibis, or the Waldrapp, supported by foster parents of the birds in a microlight aircraft, waving and shouting encouragement through a bullhorn as it flies through the air from Seekirchen am Wallersee in Austria to Oasi Laguna di Orbetello in Italy … Read more
Negotiators hope to agree the world’s first binding treaty on plastic pollution this year. With months until crunch talks on the world’s first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics. The four-day gathering is a largely technical waypoint on the road to final negotiations in … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain My new article, “Quantum Entanglement of Optical Photons: The First Experiment, 1964–67,” is intended to convey the spirit of a small research project that reaches into uncharted territory. The article breaks with tradition, as it offers a first-person account of the strategy and challenges of the experiment, as well as an … Read more
In the Umzimvubu Catchment Partnership, communities work with non-profit organisations and academics to restore and protect natural springs so that people have clean drinking water. Credit: Environmental and Rural Solutions South Africa is a water-scarce country, the 30th driest in the world. Using water wisely will become more and more important as the population grows … Read more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said a new eruption had started on Thursday following a series of earthquakes. Icelandic authorities said Friday that a second fissure had formed on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, but volcanic activity had decreased after lava started spewing forth for the sixth time in the region since December. After weeks of warnings, … Read more
