2025-02-23
The Teacher in Room 1214
When a gunman killed two of her students, Ivy Schamis was the only adult in the room. Her journey through guilt and healing sheds light on the impossible role of American teachers.
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What's The Difference Between A Wood, A Forest, And A Jungle? - IFLScience
What's The Difference Between A Wood, A Forest, And A Jungle? IFLScience
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Why the chance that an asteroid might hit Earth in 2032 keeps changing
Why the chance that an asteroid might hit Earth in 2032 keeps changing
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Livestock grazing influences insect populations in the Himalayas
Domestic grazers are increasingly replacing wild herbivores in ecosystems around the world, leading to insidious changes in soil characteristics and vegetation patterns. A long-term study carried out in the Spiti valley of the Himalayas shows that this replacement can drastically influence the numbers of ground-dwelling arthropods like spiders, as well as that of ticks and mites that can spread vector-borne diseases.
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Light-triggered process breaks down polymers into monomers for easier recycling
A team of materials scientists and engineers at ETH Zurich has developed a light-triggered chemical process for breaking down certain polymers into their constituent monomers. The paper is published in the journal Science.
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Scientists map elusive liquid-liquid transition point using deep neural network
A new Nature Physics study has shed light on the long-hypothesized liquid-liquid critical point where water simultaneously exists in two distinct liquid forms, opening new possibilities for experimental validation.
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Elon Musk calls for deorbit of International Space Station as soon as possible
Elon Musk's latest space-related hammer throw is to call for it to be deorbited as soon as two years from now.
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China is building a space telescope to rival the JWST — and it could survive in orbit decades longer
Chinese scientists have announced details on the upcoming China Space Station Telescope (CSST), a cutting-edge observatory that will rival the JWST.
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‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
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What if a giant asteroid had not wiped out the dinosaurs?
Nonavian dinosaurs have been extinct for 66 million years, but what would have happened if they'd survived?
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Hawaiian flies evolve enhanced hearing to track crickets
Research from St. Olaf College and the University of Denver, published in Current Biology, found that a parasitic fly in Hawaii has evolved to eavesdrop on the mating calls of Pacific field crickets. The flies were likely introduced to the Islands by Polynesian settlers and European cargo ships.
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Arabia's rainfall was five times more extreme 400 years ago
A new study reconstructing extreme rainfall in Arabia has uncovered that rainfall in the region was five times more extreme just 400 years ago, highlighting the need for preparedness amid growing urbanization.
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