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Children under special guardianship need greater support at school, experts urge
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children cared for through special guardianship arrangements should get greater support in schools as they may continue to encounter trauma legacy, early life experiences, and the complex family situations they have, new research says. This work has been published in the actual journal of educational psychology. A review of the school’s special guardianship policy and local…
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Science
The ban on smartphones alone does not allow children to equip them for the healthy use of technology, experts say
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Simply banning access to smartphones and social media will not prepare children for the healthy use of technology, argued by BMJ’s international group of experts. They say the focus should shift to a rights-based approach supported by age-appropriate design and education, which should protect children from harm while developing skills to help them participate in digital…
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Earth
Hostages The Holocene deserves official recognition and some experts maintain it
The sudden changes throughout the foundations of the proposed Anthropocene Series (1952 CE) in valved sediments from Lake Crawford have been documented by numerous proxies with large acceleration (239+240PU, 137CS and F14C) that reflect nuclear weapons testing. Ecology (relative increase in deep-fit chrysophyte synura, reduction in diatom Lindabia mishiganiana). Credit: AGU Advances (2025). doi: 10.1029/2024AV001430 Humans have remodeled the Earth…
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Space & Cosmos
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – experts explain what we know
Top Panel: Planetary Phase Folding Plots Bernards B, C, D, and E are based on joint fit between the Maroon X red channel and the espresso radial velocity. Bottom panel: Residuals as a function of time in the 4-planet model. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2025). doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ADB8D5 Bernard’s star is a small, dim star of what astronomers call the Red…
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Environment
Experts argue that dissociation is a coping mechanism that hinders effective climate behavior
Credit: Sveta K of Pexel Collective dissociation prevents people from taking effective action to tackle overwhelming climate emergency, finding a study published in Cambridge Prism: Global Mental Health. The overwhelming scale and complexity of climate emergency often brings a sense of futileness to the individual’s ability to feel helpless and to bring about meaningful change. Group dissociation is a form…
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Earth
Experts highlight the value of explainable AI in geoscience
Timon Meyer, Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, HHI The value of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). Credit: Nature Geoscience (2025). doi:10.1038/s41561-025-01639-x A new paper published in Nature Geoscience is an expert at Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI), who advocates the use of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods in Geoscience. Researchers aim to promote the wider adoption of AI in geoscience (e.g. weather forecasting) by…
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Environment
Ash left behind from Los Angeles wildfires could be toxic, experts warn
A crooked cross lies among the rubble after the Altadena Community Church was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Monday, January 13, 2025 in Altadena, California. Credit: Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Toni Boucher vomited the first time she saw the ruins of her home and neighborhood after the devastating wildfires that ripped through the Los Angeles area this…
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Other Sciences
Philadelphia students have a new literacy curriculum. Literacy experts explain what’s changing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Philadelphia are being taught a new literacy curriculum starting in the 2024-2025 school year. It’s called expeditionary learning, and it adheres to what literacy experts call the “science of reading.” This is a research-based skill you need to become a strong reader. Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo is…
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Earth
What is La Niña? Experts explain how the weather pattern can affect your winter plans
Credit: CC0 Public Domain This winter’s La Niña forecast could bring more snow than usual to the northwestern United States and drier, warmer weather to the south. But Northeastern University professor Samuel Munoz said he would be wary of planning skiing or beach vacations near La Niña, a periodic weather pattern caused by the cooling of the Pacific Ocean. “Not…
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Environment
Experts warn that Atlantic hurricane season is ‘busy as hell’ and not over yet
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Millions of people in the southeastern United States are still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricanes Helen and Milton, but scientists warn Atlantic hurricane season is not over yet. I am doing it. “We continue to have a very busy situation when it comes to hurricanes making landfall in the United States,” said Jeff Masters,…
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