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Month: July 2025

Ecology

Treehoppers’ spectacular headgear is both a ‘Spidey-sense-like’ electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak

July 23, 2025 Phys Org

From the ultra-high frequency hearing of the Greater Wax Moth to the polarized light-detecting eyes of mantis shrimp, evolution by natural selection has produced a spectacular array of sensory adaptations that enhance survival. One of […]

Computers

New reconfigurable memristor-based system enables in-memory data sorting

July 23, 2025 Tech Xplore

Organizing data in a specific order, also known as sorting, is a central computing operation performed by a wide range of systems. Conventional hardware systems rely on separate components to store and sort data, which […]

Ecology

Mapping Oregon’s wildlife corridors: Research supports safe travel for people and animals

July 23, 2025 Phys Org

Wildlife everywhere faces a growing challenge: moving safely across an increasingly fragmented landscape. Roads, urban development, and other human-made barriers can make it harder for animals to access food, shelter, and breeding areas, while also […]

Ecology

Insecticides in cattle feed to combat flies ‘significantly lower’ dung beetle populations, which control flies naturally

July 22, 2025 Phys Org

Anyone who has walked through a barn or cattle pasture in the summer knows that flies are a nuisance and even a health hazard. Face flies can spread diseases like pink eye to cattle, and […]

Education

The end of open-plan classrooms: How school design reflects changing ideas in education

July 22, 2025 Phys Org

The end of open-plan classrooms in New Zealand, recently announced by Education Minister Erica Stanford, marks yet another swing of the pendulum in school design.This article was originally published on this website.

Ecology

Tracking invasive pear trees with the help of AI

July 22, 2025 Phys Org

Invasive plants are meeting their match. Driven by the desire to protect Missouri’s ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery pear trees in mid-Missouri—shedding […]

Internet

Extreme weather misinformation ‘putting lives at risk,’ study warns

July 22, 2025 Tech Xplore

Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday.This article was originally published on this website.

Computers

AI chatbots remain overconfident—even when they’re wrong, study finds

July 22, 2025 Tech Xplore

Artificial intelligence chatbots are everywhere these days, from smartphone apps and customer service portals to online search engines. But what happens when these handy tools overestimate their own abilities?This article was originally published on this […]

Education

AI in universities: How large language models are transforming research

July 22, 2025 Phys Org

Generative AI, especially large language models (LLMs), present exciting and unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges for academic research and scholarship.This article was originally published on this website.

Education

Q&A: Does centering experience improve teacher education?

July 22, 2025 Phys Org

Centering the voices and needs of Black women who are training to become teachers could help improve their experiences, according to Mariah Harmon, assistant professor of education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in […]

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