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Month: April 2026

Ecology

Black grouse eye test reveals best flags to protect birds from fatal cables

April 23, 2026 Phys Org

There is a silent killer lurking in the French Alps: ski lift cables. Over the last 60 years, the wires have accounted for almost 600 recorded landfowl deaths in the region. Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) […]

Ecology

We eat a lot of wheat. So how can we grow more in a changing climate?

April 23, 2026 Phys Org

Whether it’s tucking into some toast, dumplings or a bowl of fresh pasta, humans love eating wheat.This article was originally published on this website.

Education

Rethinking augmented reality for children: Study finds key design gap

April 22, 2026 Phys Org

For decades, technology in schools meant desktop computers and basic digital instruction. Today, more immersive tools are beginning to reach children, changing how they interact with information and their surroundings. As these tools become more […]

Computers

Teaching AI models to say ‘I’m not sure’ in cases of calibration errors

April 22, 2026 Tech Xplore

Confidence is persuasive. In artificial intelligence systems, it is often misleading. Today’s most capable reasoning models share a trait with the loudest voice in the room: They deliver every answer with the same unshakable certainty, […]

Education

Understanding incel culture, and how schools can address it

April 22, 2026 Phys Org

Incels—involuntary celibates—believe they have been unconditionally excluded from the dating market and are doomed to remain virgins. This has negative implications for their mood and self-esteem, as well as the women and girls they grow […]

Technology

Lasers turn parchment paper into high-performance electronic circuits

April 22, 2026 Tech Xplore

What if the next generation of disposable electronics—the sensors in your food packaging, the diagnostic strips in a medical clinic, the environmental monitors scattered across a farm—were built not on silicon or plastic, but on […]

Internet

How AI bias can creep into online content moderation

April 22, 2026 Tech Xplore

A University of Queensland study has shown large language models (LLMs) used in AI content moderation may be prone to subtle biases that undermine their neutrality. A team led by data scientist Professor Gianluca Demartini […]

Technology

Silicon photonics just gained a powerful new ally, and it could reshape next-generation data links

April 22, 2026 Tech Xplore

The popularity of cloud computing and AI—driving massive data flows—pushes demand for ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient optical links within and between data centers; links that must be able to deliver data rates well beyond today’s 200Gb/s standard. […]

Technology

This vibrating pillow makes nighttime emergencies impossible to sleep through

April 22, 2026 Tech Xplore

A smart pillow sleeve that vibrates to alert people who are deaf to fire and burglar alarms in the night has been created by scientists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Developed with members of the […]

Education

Lessons from Finland: Researcher reveals gaps in special education math instruction

April 22, 2026 Phys Org

Students with special needs are often missing out on critical areas of math instruction—especially data processing, statistics and probability—raising concerns about their readiness for real-world problem-solving. A new study of Finland’s lower secondary schools takes […]

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