A new analysis of student test scores reveals that American schools were in a "learning recession" for seven years before the COVID-19 pandemic, with student test scores in math and reading on a steady decline since 2013. This reversal ended two decades of progress, according ...
Why it matters: 'Learning recession' in US schools predates pandemic: Report advances our understanding of the world.
Images of the sleek keels, elegant planks, and dragon-headed prows of Viking longships have been reproduced countless times on postcards, book covers, souvenirs and in television shows and movies.
Why it matters: The high‑tech shipbuilding methods that helped Vikings dominate... opens new research frontiers.
Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street character Mr. Snuffleupagus. This bright orange-red, hairy, long-snouted ghost pipefish is a new species that has been hiding in plain sight for years, often...
The big picture: Hairy new fish species discovered in the Great... — opens new research frontiers.
Investors may be mistaking privilege for competence, rewarding privately educated CEOs with lower perceived risk despite no evidence they perform or behave differently.
Bottom line from Phys.org: this challenges existing scientific assumptions.
Moving legal studies from the textbook to the digital arena, a new AI-based model for K-12 learning is taking shape at the University of Florida. In his graduate-level school law course, Chris Thomas, J.D., Ph.D., has found a way to deepen his students' legal comprehension by ...
The big picture: 'PrincipalGPT' creates a new AI blueprint for legal... — challenges existing scientific assumptions.
More than 60% of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20% in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because the combination of intensity and aerial coverage i...
The big picture: More than half of US faces worst drought... — challenges existing scientific assumptions.
Law enforcement is a critical aspect of ensuring safety in communities. However, unjustified harm has been associated with law enforcement throughout history, resulting in tension between police and communities.
Bottom line from Phys.org: this adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.
Whether it's artificial intelligence programs or the Amazon rainforest, people often experience gratitude or protectiveness toward non-human entities because they perceive these entities as having good intentions, according to research published in the journal Emotion.
The big picture: We keep thanking machines and forests for one... — advances our understanding of the world.
The potent pollution from so-called megaconstellation satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account for nearly half (42%) of the total climate impact of space sector pollution by the end of the decade, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Bottom line from Phys.org: this challenges existing scientific assumptions.
As dazzling Venus dominates the evening sky, May is the perfect moment to start a months-long love affair with the brightest planet.
Why it matters: That bright light after sunset? Venus is starting... challenges existing scientific assumptions.
New research into koala milk could prove crucial to future conservation of the iconic, yet endangered Australian species. The study, led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. candidate Manujaya W. Jayamanna Mohottige, is part of a larger project on koalas and their survival le...
Phys.org reports: Koala milk may hold key to better care... — this could lead to real-world breakthroughs.
Easy-to-use adaptive immersive technologies incorporating augmented reality (AR) can motivate learning, social engagement and cognitive development in early childhood, according to new research.
Phys.org reports: How AR tech augments STEM teaching — this challenges existing scientific assumptions.
Stevia is a widely used sweetener, but why do some stevia varieties taste cleaner and more sugar-like than others? Recent research conducted at the University of Toyama shows that stevia's sweetness is genetically linked to variations in specific glycosyltransferase genes and ...
Bottom line from Phys.org: this opens new research frontiers.