School inclusion still failing autistic students, say researchers

School inclusion still failing autistic students, say researchers

Research from the University of South Australia shows that autistic students are still struggling at school, despite efforts to improve services and supports. Research from the University of South Australia shows that autistic students are still struggling at school, despite efforts to improve services and supports. Education Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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How nothing could destroy the universe

How nothing could destroy the universe

The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist Antonio Padilla The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the potential to destroy the universe, explains physicist…

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Surprising number of environmental pollutants found in hedgehogs

Surprising number of environmental pollutants found in hedgehogs

Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is what researchers at Lund University in Sweden found in a new study when they collected dead hedgehogs to investigate the environmental pollutants found in urban environments. Lead, pesticides, brominated flame retardants, plastic additives, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and heavy metals. This is…

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How do coconuts get their water?

How do coconuts get their water?

Coconut trees are iconic plants found across the world’s tropical regions. They’re called “nature’s supermarket” or the “tree of life” in several cultures because every part of the coconut tree is used. Its leaves can be used to thatch homes, its heart can be eaten and its roots have medicinal uses. Coconut trees are iconic plants…

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Enhanced westerly winds lead to increased ocean heat transport to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, study finds

Enhanced westerly winds lead to increased ocean heat transport to the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, study finds

A research group led by Associate Professor Kohei Mizobata, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, including researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, and the Institute of Low Temperature Science (Hokkaido University), has found that enhanced westerly winds associated with global warming will strengthen the…

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