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Adding climate change to the national curriculum is the easy part. A new report from more than 40 professional bodies identifies ten specific systemic gaps - from exam design to teacher training to Ofsted inspections - standing between policy intent and classroom reality.
Read the releaseOut of 227 global submissions, only 5 teams received Cancer Grand Challenges funding this year. UC San Diego's Team CAUSE will spend up to $25 million tracing cancer's mutational signatures to their chemical sources.
Read the releaseDecades of crop yield data may overstate how much plant breeding has actually raised wheat's ceiling. A new study of 849 cultivars finds that roughly half the reported gains are maintenance work against pests and climate change - not true yield progress.
Read the releaseStem cells from children's naturally shed baby teeth improved outcomes in rats with cerebral palsy - even when treatment started after motor deficits appeared. Clinical trials are now underway at Nagoya University Hospital.
Read the releaseHominins collected crystals for at least 780,000 years without apparently using them for tools or weapons. Why? Experiments with chimpanzees are offering the first biological clues about this ancient human behavior.
Read the releaseMore than 2,800 women diagnosed with endometrial cancer before age 52 were tracked for cancer recurrence. Those who used vaginal estrogen therapy fared no worse than those who did not - a finding that challenges decades of overcautious guidance.
Read the releasePremenopausal women get significantly less hypertension than men. For years, researchers knew estrogen was involved but not exactly how. A University of Waterloo model now isolates the precise mechanism - and points toward better treatments.
Read the releasePhotovoltaic cells work best cool. Thermophotovoltaic systems need intense heat. Combining them in a single solar device has always meant compromising one to serve the other. A new design from Zhejiang University resolves that conflict by literally splitting the incoming light.
Read the releaseA journal that has been publishing energy research since 2007 is changing its name. The rebrand from Frontiers in Energy to ENGINEERING Energy reflects a deliberate repositioning toward the applied, interdisciplinary work that the global energy transition demands.
Read the releaseThe old way of finding better battery materials was to make them, test them, and see what happened. A comprehensive review in ENGINEERING Energy details how artificial intelligence is replacing that approach with one that starts from the desired outcome and works backward to the chemistry.
Read the releaseA study from the University of the Sunshine Coast found that adolescents who pull back from social situations to avoid looking foolish in front of peers end up more isolated and report lower friendship quality. The instinct to hide, it turns out, is self-defeating.
Read the releaseEthical dilemmas in healthcare are not confined to dramatic end-of-life decisions or hospital ethics committees. They happen daily at the bedside, often involving nurses who lack formal training in how to navigate them. A new fellowship at the National University of Singapore aims to change that.
Read the releaseIndium is the material that makes most transparent electrodes work, and it is increasingly scarce. A team at Sungkyunkwan University has built a functional replacement using nitrogen-doped tin oxide that not only avoids indium entirely but pushes device lifetime more than twice as long as the conventional version.
Read the releaseBefore quantum computers can be trusted with complex problems, engineers need to know exactly what operations they are performing - and whether those operations match the plan. A new framework from researchers in Japan and Vietnam makes that verification process far less expensive.
Read the releasePaleontologists working near the Amazon have identified a new species of ancient tetrapod with a distinctively contorted lower jaw and sideways-pointing teeth built for grinding plants. At 275 million years old, Tanyka amnicola was already an evolutionary anachronism - the last survivor of a lineage considered extinct.
Read the releaseLong before they leave the nest, jackdaw chicks are already building a threat model of the world. New research shows they do it by listening to the alarm calls of adults - and that they are selectively wired to learn about birds of prey, not just any sound paired with danger.
Read the releaseWhen a toxic algal bloom consumed South Australia's coastline for an entire year, it did not just kill fish and close beaches. A new survey of more than 600 residents found it infected the mental landscape too - with 69% reporting persistent, intrusive thoughts about the crisis.
Read the releaseA research team led by Prof. Seunguk Song from the Department of Energy Science at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), in collaboration with the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), the University of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has published a comprehensive technical roadmap for two-dimensional (2D) Indium Selenides (InSe)—a key material for next-generation low-power and quantum computing. The study, titled “Indium selenides for next-generation electronics and optoelectronics,” was recently published in Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, the ...
Read the releaseA new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically for testing. Newborns, especially preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), undergo numerous painful procedures. Because of their immature pain regulation, they can experience these procedures intensely. Preventing and treating procedural pain in hospitalised newborns is important, as repeated untreated pain has been associated with poorer physical ...
Read the releasePollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving maths, including physics and chemistry, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Recognition is needed of the adverse effects of fluctuations in pollen levels on academic performance and the potential impact on a student’s future prospects, conclude the researchers. Allergic rhinitis, caused by an allergic reaction to ...
Read the releaseSleeping for 7 hours and 18 minutes every night may be the sweet spot for warding off the risk of insulin resistance—the precursor to type 2 diabetes—suggests a large observational study published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. But weekend catch-up sleep is associated with a heightened risk of impaired glucose metabolism in those who sleep beyond the optimal threshold every night, the findings indicate. Previously published research shows that sleep duration is strongly associated with the risk of insulin resistance, diabetes, and ...
Read the releaseAround 6 deaths a year are linked to clubbing in the UK, finds a 15 year retrospective study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Physical assault, including stabbings and head trauma, or too much ecstasy (MDMA) are the primary causes, the findings indicate. UK nightclubs attract close to 100 million visitors every year and boast a revenue of just under £1 billion. Risky behaviours while clubbing are common, but current evidence on deaths associated with nightclubs is limited to small case series or isolated critical incidents, with no national data, ...
Read the releaseThe Covid pandemic disrupted children’s ability to self-regulate - according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study reveals that the pandemic hampered children’s ability to regulate their behaviour, stay focused and adapt to new situations - skills known collectively as executive functions. The greatest impact was seen among pupils who were in reception when the first lockdowns began - a crucial stage when youngsters normally learn to socialise, follow routines and navigate the busy world of the classroom. These children showed less growth in their self-regulatory and cognitive flexibility scores ...
Read the releaseEmbargoed copy of the research paper available on request Scientists have analysed more than 40 years of astronomical data to uncover evidence that the Sun’s internal structure subtly changes from one solar cycle minimum to the next. Publishing their findings today (London - 00.01hrs on 4 March) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers from the University of Birmingham and Yale University reveal that even small differences in solar magnetic activity produce detectable changes inside the Sun. Every 11 years, the Sun goes through a cycle of magnetic activity and is at its calmest during ‘solar ...
Read the releaseAccording to the model, among all vegetation types, urban trees make the greatest contribution to offsetting carbon dioxide emissions in cities. On some summer days, their absorption can cover the emissions from Munich's urban traffic and even exceed them at times. Because soil respiration exceeds photosynthesis, grassy areas release more carbon dioxide than they bind and are therefore considered a source of CO₂ on an annual basis. Jia Chen, professor of environmental sensing and modeling, and her doctoral student Junwei Li conducted biospheric field measurements in urban parks from April 2024 to February 2025, to validate their model results. Trees as CO₂ sinks, grasslands ...
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