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Science
Research shows how international student mobility can reduce poverty in low- and middle-income countries
Student outmigration and poverty (N = 43 countries). Credit: International Journal of Educational Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102458 A new study examining the impact of international student mobility finds that foreign-educated graduates reduce extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries. The paper, published in the International Journal of Educational Research, uses 20 years of data. Research conducted by Maia Chanccelliani, Associate…
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New report shows UK wildlife criminals are ‘on the run’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has revealed worrying flaws in the UK’s efforts to prosecute wildlife offenders. The report, The System Fails: Prosecuting Wildlife Crime, finds that despite widespread public calls for tougher penalties, many perpetrators escape justice due to system failures. Ta. The research was carried out by Angus…
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New experiment shows that even the heaviest particles experience regular quantum weirdness
The ATLAS detector under construction. Courtesy of CERN One of the most astonishing predictions in physics is entanglement, a phenomenon in which objects remain linked to each other even when they are some distance apart. The best-known example of entanglement involves tiny packets of light (photons) and low energy. An experiment called ATLAS, conducted at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)…
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Nanotechnology
A trimetallic nanocarrier approach shows promise for the treatment of visualized idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Trimetallic-based nanocarriers engineered mesenchymal stem cells for synergistic treatment and therapeutic visualization of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Credit: NIMTE A research group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Engineering and Technology (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a new treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by transplanting mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), improving therapeutic efficacy and enabling real-time visualization of…
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Other Sciences
The Trump-Harris debate shows how language reveals personality
The chart shows what Trump and Harris said about key variables during the September 10 presidential debate. Credit: Vivek Astvansh, CC BY. An analysis of US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s word choice during their recent debate reveals five insights into their personalities. First, my co-authors and I found that while Trump mentioned himself more than Harris, Harris…
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Earth
Earth’s biggest mass extinction event 250 million years ago shows what can happen when El Niño gets out of control
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About 252 million years ago, the Earth suddenly warmed. Over a geologically short period of a few tens of thousands of years, 90% of species became extinct. Even insects, which are rarely affected by such events, suffered devastating losses. The Permian-Triassic mass extinction was the largest of the “Big Five” mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Scientists…
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Space & Cosmos
New video shows tiny spacecraft ‘swarming’ Proxima Centauri
A screenshot from an animation showing the Proxima Centauri cluster approaching Proxima b. Credit: i4is/Interstellar Initiatives Earlier this year, NASA selected a very interesting proposal for Phase I development as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Known as Swarming Proxima Centauri, it is a collaboration between Space Initiative and the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), led by…
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