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AI can teach math teachers how to improve student skills
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching...
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‘Appetite for drumsticks’: First prey found in a tyrannosaur stomach
The Gorgosaurus is a member of the tyrannosaurid family that also includes the T-Rex. Prey has been discovered inside the stomach of a tyrannosaur skeleton for the first time, scientists said Friday,...
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Saturday Citations: Extragalactic stars in the Milky Way, more biolinguistic...
The central region of the Milky Way galaxy as captured by the Subaru Telescope. The image shows many stars in a field of view about 0.4 light-years across. The star S0-6 (blue circle), the subject of...
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Catalyst makes drugs inside the body to minimize side effects
Catalytic olefin metathesis in blood. (A) A primary requirement for applying transition-metal catalyzed reactions in blood is to protect their activity to avoid rapid deactivation by numerous serum...
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Current carbon dioxide levels last seen 14 million years ago
Environmental activists display placards during a demonstration at the venue of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai. The last time carbon dioxide in the atmosphere consistently matched...
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Conjoined ‘racetracks’ make new optical device possible
Soliton pulse pair generation in two- and three-coupled-ring microresonators. a, Schematic showing coherent pulse pairs that form a composite excitation. The inset is a photomicrograph of the...
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Northern sea otter pup rescued in Alaska finds new home at Shedd Aquarium
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In late October 2023, a young sea otter pup was found in the remote coastal town of Seldovia, Alaska, stranded and calling out in distress with no mother in sight....
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Parrots and songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, study shows
Graphical abstract. Credit: Current Biology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.014 When humans learn to speak a language, we learn to produce new vocalizations and use them flexibly for communication,...
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Research enables high-resolution imaging of moving objects using Fourier...
by Zhao Weiwei and Shi Dongfeng, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Experimental principle diagram. Credit: SHI Dongfeng Recently, a research team led by Prof. Wang...
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A new (micro) lens on optics: Researchers develop hybrid achromats with high...
Chromatic imaging of white light with a single lens (left) and achromatic imaging of white light with a hybrid lens (right). Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois...
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Progress but divides persist as climate summit takes up fossil fuels
Dramatically increasing renewable energy and ending fossil fuel use is crucial to limit global warming. A UN climate summit in Dubai made progress Saturday but deep divides persisted, negotiators...
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When is an aurora not an aurora? Phenomena called ‘Steve’ and ‘picket fence’...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights—the auroras—may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the nighttime sky, but the...
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Seven tips for ethical shopping this Christmas
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As you walk into a shop or go online hunting for Christmas gifts, it can feel pretty daunting. Who needs what, how much will it cost, will they like it? But also...
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Using machine learning to optimize volatile fatty acid production in...
Graphical abstract. Credit: Higher Education Press Limited Company Waste activated sludge (WAS) is the most yielding byproduct in municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTPs), and its disposal poses...
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Polyethylene waste could be a thing of the past
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable...
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Genetic mutations that promote reproduction tend to shorten human lifespan,...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A University of Michigan-led study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old...
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Transforming rice phenotyping: Advanced deep learning models enhance panicle...
The flowchart of panicle detection, flowering panicle identification, and individual panicle tracking. (A) Original high-resolution image. (B) Cutting into sub-images. (C) Manual annotation. (D)...
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Creating a C4-like vein pattern in rice by manipulating SHORT ROOT and auxin...
Overexpression of SHR enhance mesophyll cell division, resulting in a substantial reduction in leaf vein density. However, exogenous auxin treatments led to an increase in leaf vein density. Notably,...
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Metamorphic evolution of the East Tethys tectonic domain and its tectonic...
(a) The Proto-Tethys tectonic domain in western China. (b) The Paleo-Tethys tectonic domain in eastern China. “Sub”, “Col”, “Exh”, and “P-co” denote subduction, collision, exhumation, and...
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Researchers thought they’d find 200 species of plants and animals living in...
Credit: CC0 Public Domain We are biodiversity researchers—an ecologist, a mathematician and a taxonomist—who were locked down together during the COVID pandemic. Being restricted to the house, it...
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