Housing stability in the first thousand days of a child’s development has a potential economic benefit…
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Study suggests imprisonment does not deter future crime
A team of researchers from the University of California, the University of Michigan, Kaiser Permanente Colorado…
Study finds income affects bus ridership in bad weather
Temperature extremes and heavy rain reduce weekday bus ridership in Lane County, except in low-income neighborhoods…
Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less…
Walk inside a plant cell or glide over a coral reef: Three ways virtual reality is revolutionising teaching
You’ve probably heard how Virtual Reality (VR) is going to change everything: the way we work,…
Generating high-quality single photons for quantum computing
MIT researchers have designed a way to generate, at room temperature, more single photons for carrying…
Microplastics in freshwaters
As small as a grain of dust—but of great global significance. The word microplastics is familiar…
Laser-based technology helps doctors image full eye in 3-D
It is estimated that in 2015, 217 million people had moderate to severe vision impairment, while…
How a declining environment affects populations
Stable ecosystems occasionally experience events that cause widespread death—for example, bacteria in the human gut may…
Nuclear membrane Lem2 necessary for nuclear scaling
A study led by Hiroshima University finds that nuclear membrane protein Lem2 acts as a valve…