Old versus new. Left shows an image of a piece of sky observed with the hitherto best calibration technique. Right shows the same piece of sky with the new technique. More detail is visible, and what were once large, blurry patches now appear as single points. Credit: LOFAR/Groeneveld et al. An international team of researchers … Read more
Aerial view of flooded streets in the Navegantes neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil on May 4, 2024. Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region’s largest ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from … Read more
A Boeing Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket sits on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 4, 2024. After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, a milestone for the US aerospace giant and NASA. The flight, a final test before Starliner … Read more
A boat sits on a dried-up reservoir bed in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province last month. More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heat wave scorches South and Southeast Asia. Extreme heat has blasted Asia from India to the Philippines in recent weeks, triggering heatstroke … Read more
At least 155 people have died in floods in Tanzania, the government said last month. Beaches were deserted and many shops closed on Saturday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya. Both countries have gone on alert for Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, after weeks of torrential rains … Read more
A construction vehicle carries evacuees from a flooded area of the Sao Geraldo neighborhood in Porto Alegre, on May 4, 2024. Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 55 people in southern Brazil and forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes, the country’s civil defense agency said on Saturday. At least 74 people were … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There’s a strange trend in mathematics education in England. Math is the most popular subject at A-level since overtaking English in 2014. It’s taken by around 85,000 and 90,000 students a year. But many universities—particularly lower-tariff institutions, which accept students with lower A-level grades—are recruiting far fewer students for math degrees. … Read more
Vehicles and homes burn during a fire in Viña del Mar, Chile, on February 2, 2024. Chileans Sunday feared a rise in the death toll from wildfires blazing across the South American country that have already killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted. Authorities warned Sunday of “complicated” conditions … Read more
Credit: The Conversation Domestic violence is a significant personal, community and social issue attracting much attention. After several recent horrific cases, media discussion, calls for a royal commission to end the violence and public rallies, Australia is saying “enough is enough.” Domestic violence can be fatal and repercussions can last for years. Yet domestic violence … Read more
Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels While a ban on cellphones in Ontario classrooms will temporarily keep them out of students’ hands, the move will do little to support the mental health of youth across the province, say Brock University experts. Assistant Professor Naomi Andrews in the Department of Child and Youth Studies says that … Read more
