#Coronavirus school closures could widen inequities for our youngest students

“#Coronavirus school closures could widen inequities for our youngest students” The interruption to young children’s learning is happening precisely at a time when developmental gains matter most. Credit: Shutterstock COVID-19 may appear indiscriminate in how it infects people, but its greatest effect will be on the most vulnerable. The coronavirus has uncovered myriad inequities within…

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#New study reveals how metamorphosis has shaped the evolution of salamanders

“#New study reveals how metamorphosis has shaped the evolution of salamanders” Newt shadowed by the diversity of salamander skull evolution. Credit: Fabre, Martinez, Rettedal & Goswami A team of scientists, led by Natural History Museum postdoctoral researcher Dr. Anne-Claire Fabre, have conducted the first study on how metamorphosis has influenced the evolution of salamanders. Using…

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#Quantum physics provides a way to hide ignorance

“#Quantum physics provides a way to hide ignorance” In the classical world, the student’s ignorance is revealed by the teacher’s questions. In the quantum world, the student hides their ignorance using hints written in a quantum alphabet. Credit: Michael Kewming Students can hide their ignorance and answer questions correctly in an exam without their lack…

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#Research reveals how volcanic eruptions affect El Niño

“#Research reveals how volcanic eruptions affect El Niño” Halema’uma’u, Kilauea volcano, Hawai’i Island. Credit: Mila Zinkova, Wikimedia Commons El Niño events––major warmings of the tropical Pacific Ocean occurring every two to seven years—have significant environmental and societal impacts in North and South America and other parts of the world. Previous research has shown volcanic eruptions…

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#Experiment confirms 50-year-old theory describing how an alien civilization could exploit a black hole

“#Experiment confirms 50-year-old theory describing how an alien civilization could exploit a black hole” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified for the first time in a Glasgow research lab. In 1969, British physicist…

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#Nanomaterials used as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents for first time

“#Nanomaterials used as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents for first time” 3D images showing bacteria (green) inside a biofilm matrix (red) with nanozyme treatment (right) and without nanozyme treatment (left). The nanozyme kills the bacteria and inhibits the formation of biofilm Credit: Kritika Khulbe and Kapudeep Karmakar In a significant breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic resistance,…

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#Illumination technique for cell surface receptors developed by researchers

“#Illumination technique for cell surface receptors developed by researchers” Site-specific incorporation of two noncanonical amino acids for two-color bioorthogonal labeling and crosslinking of proteins on live mammalian cells. Credit: Simon Elsässer Human cells sense and communicate via cell surface receptors. Information about the environment is relayed to the inside of the cell through dynamic changes…

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