Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education
Michigan State University research found that teachers are resigning largely because of their unhappiness with the education system.
Credit: Michigan State University
As teacher resignation letters...
Effectiveness of Federal Reserve emergency lending 2007-09
New research from Olin Business School examines data from the 2007-09 financial crisis to show how the US Federal Reserve can effectively assist banks...
Steppe migrant thugs pacified by Stone Age farming women
SCorded ware vessel, an axe and two discs made of amber from an early male grave.
Credit: Danish National Museum
In an earlier study Professor Kristian...
Melting snow contains a toxic cocktail of pollutants
Snow takes up airborne particulate matter and alters the concentrations of different nanoparticles, the smallest particles found in air pollution.
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Rearranging nest boxes keeps more blue orchard bees around
In a study of nesting habits of managed blue orchard bees (Osmia lingnaria) in a tart cherry orchard in Utah, experiment zones with uniform...
Sandpiper detectives pinpoint trouble spots in continent-wide migration
A Semipalmated Sandpiper wears a geolocator that allows researchers to track its migratory movements.
Credit: B. Winn
Understanding and managing migratory animal populations requires knowing what's...
Study explores risk of deforestation as agriculture expands in Africa
Lead researcher Elsa Ordway collects data to validate a remote sensing analysis of deforestation and agricultural expansion in Cameroon.
Credit: Courtesy Elsa Ordway
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Male jumping spiders court whomever, whenever
“This study provides some new insight into the age-old question of why males go to such ridiculous lengths to impress females,” said UF/IFAS entomologist...
A faster single-pixel camera
Researchers from the MIT Media Lab developed a new technique that makes image acquisition using compressed sensing 50 times as efficient. In the case...
Accurate contactless 3D fingerprint identification system developed
A research team led by Dr. Ajay Kumar invents a 3-D fingerprint identification system of high efficiency and accuracy.
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The...
Coming together, falling apart, and starting over, battery style
Designed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the device lets scientists add designer molecules to an extremely well-defined electrochemical cell. They can then characterize the...
