Credit: CC0 Public Domain Personal growth and job skills have taken a backseat to an increased focus on standardized test scores in schools across the nation, according to new University at Buffalo-led research. The study, which analyzed the educational goals of principals at thousands of public, private and charter schools […]
Day: April 12, 2020
Are people with learning disabilities being supported during coronavirus pandemic?
Leading learning disability and palliative care expert at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London Professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne has produced illustrative materials to support those most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Kingston University, London Leading learning disability and palliative care expert at Kingston University and St George’s, University […]
In Good News, Scientists Built a Device That Generates Electricity ‘Out of Thin Air’
They found it buried in the muddy shores of the Potomac River more than three decades ago: a strange “sediment organism” that could do things nobody had ever seen before in bacteria. This unusual microbe, belonging to the Geobacter genus, was first noted for its ability to produce magnetite in the […]
Bristol leads archaeologists on 5,000-year-old egg hunt
IMAGE: This is a figure showing areas of study. view more Credit: © Tamar Hodos, University of Bristol An international team of specialists, led by the University of Bristol, is closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs. Long before Fabergé, ornate ostrich […]