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...
Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes, new research suggests.
The findings are from a year-long University of Cambridge study with...
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...
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...
Players in Crystallize learn new words by observing conversations. Credit: Cornell University
Games are usually more fun when you play with other people, but if you're playing an educational game, interacting with other players may help you learn more, according...
Interactions through music help people to minimize feelings of prejudice while boosting empathy for others unlike themselves, a researcher has found.
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Jake Harwood turned his lifelong hobby as a musician into a scholarly question: Could the...
Mapping a lake by GPS positioning and depth sounder by boat is very time-consuming, therefore the researchers decided to use a theory driven approach in the study.
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What is the volume of water in lakes on Earth? Using...
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...
Portrait of young man with EEG headset on. (Stock image)
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Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that brainwave-sensing headsets, also known as EEG or electroencephalograph headsets, need better security after a study reveals...
Children improve at math when instruction engages their own bodies, a new study says. Image credit: Flickr/Jan Tik
Children improve at math when instruction engages their own bodies. This is one of the findings from a recent study coming from...
Education leads to a longer life.
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People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research suggests.
A major study of the genes that...
