Hai-Bo Yu is an assistant professor of theoretical particle physics and astrophysics at UC Riverside.
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Identical twins are similar to each other in many ways, but they have different experiences, friends, and lifestyles.
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Children from low-income families are at substantial risk in terms of their social-emotional and academic skills at school entry, with fewer than half considered ready for school at age 5. A new study has found that...
Another reason to get an education. Longer life.
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A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado, New York University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates the number of deaths that...
Child at eye sight test. (Stock image)
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Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at risk of slipping behind in school, a new study suggests.
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Dr. Nolan Damon showing the online mathematics assessment that he developed.
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Online mathematics assessment (OMA) could help improve the mathematics performance of deaf and hard-of-hearing learners in South Africa.
This is one of the key findings...
These are the coral fragments analyzed in this study. All pieces are small (3-5 cm in longest dimension). Specimens shown are after physical cleaning (in water). All specimens shown are corals of the genus Pocillopora, except 1C, which is...
Male lion attack huge buffalo bull.
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Populations of predators and their prey usually follow predictable cycles. When the number of prey increases -- perhaps as their food supply becomes more abundant -- predator populations also...
Type I landslides on Ceres are relatively round, large and have thick "toes" at their ends. They look similar to rock glaciers and icy landslides in Earth's arctic.
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Massive landslides, similar to those found...
Following social norms can sometimes be costly for individuals if norms require sacrifice for the good of the group. A new study sheds light on the power of norms and the origins of cooperation.
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How you...
Telling someone else about what you've learned is a really effective way for students to study instead of just re-reading the textbook or class notes. Image Credit:Flickr/masaisrael
Students who get information, then re-tell it to someone immediately, recall it better...
To better understand how age impacts random behavior, researchers assessed more than 3,400 people aged 4 to 91 years old.
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People's ability to make random choices or mimic a random process, such as coming up with...
