Education
Trigger warnings fall flat, but safe spaces build trust in the classroom
Trigger warnings may not help students feel more supported, but safe space messages do.This article was originally published on this website.
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Ecology
Scientists in South Africa are making rhino horns radioactive to fight poaching
A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents.This article was […]
Education
Los Angeles school district principals’ views on teacher hiring system vary widely
Despite the Los Angeles Unified School District’s standardized screening system for vetting teachers, some school principals still rely on their own tactics to recruit applicants, even when they believe the system is beneficial, a new […]
Ecology
Better together: Study finds bigger fish shoals make faster, more accurate predator-escape decisions
When predators strike, fish need to decide fast: dive or stay? It’s a life-or-death choice, and getting it wrong, whether by overreacting to harmless disturbances or missing a real threat, can be costly.This article was […]
Ecology
Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline
Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks.This article was originally published on this website.
Ecology
Twinkle, twinkle leopard seal: Songs below the ice flow like nursery rhymes
In a study published today in Scientific Reports, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the nursery rhymes often sung by humans to […]
Ecology
Micro refugia could be key to survival of insect populations
Microclimates—as opposed to large-scale regional or even global scale macroclimate models—may hold the key to offsetting the negative impacts of extreme weather events on already vulnerable insect populations.This article was originally published on this website.
Education
English universities now have a duty to uphold freedom of speech. Here’s how it might affect students
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which comes into force on August 1, 2025, means universities in England now have a new duty to uphold “robust” strategies to ensure freedom of speech on campus.This […]
Education
Black teachers are key mentors for Philly high school seniors navigating college decisions
Zikia, a 12th grader in Philadelphia, was stressing over where she would attend college in the fall. Her charter school’s college decision ceremony was the next day, and she was torn between her two top […]
Ecology
Grasses are spendthrifts, forests are budgeters, in a nuanced account of plant water use
Even a toddler knows that plants need water. It’s perhaps the first thing we learn about these green life-forms. But how plants budget this resource varies considerably. The kapok trees of the Amazon have adopted […]