After four years of U.S. progress on efforts to deal with climate change under Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s return to the White House is swiftly swinging the pendulum in the opposite direction. After four years of U.S. progress on efforts to deal with climate change under Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s return to the White House is…
A nearly complete but strongly flattened skull of the ancient bird species Diatryma geiselensis has been discovered, after being misidentified and kept in a museum collection in Germany for over six decades. The post Paleontologists Find Rare Skull of Extinct Flightless Bird appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. A nearly complete but strongly flattened…
The way we get our news is changing fast. The latest research from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University shows that, around the world, news consumers are turning to Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok rather than television, radio or newspapers. Nearly a quarter of adults under 24 get their news…
A new report by academics at Royal Holloway has highlighted the scale of obstruction major social media platforms are creating for researchers looking into political online safety. The work is published in the SocArXiv. A new report by academics at Royal Holloway has highlighted the scale of obstruction major social media platforms are creating for researchers…
The Los Angeles wildfires have exposed a controversial practice that starkly illustrates the divide between the city’s wealthy elite and the general population. As public firefighters struggle to cope, affluent residents and businesses have turned to private firefighting services to protect their properties. The Los Angeles wildfires have exposed a controversial practice that starkly illustrates the…
Young people’s engagement with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Minecraft is shaping how they understand and interact with the natural world, offering opportunities to connect their online experiences with meaningful encounters with nature, a new study reveals. Young people’s engagement with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Minecraft is shaping how they understand and interact with the…
The vision of a “borderless Africa” is one of unity and shared prosperity for the continent. It is rooted in the ideals of the pan-Africanist movement. The vision of a “borderless Africa” is one of unity and shared prosperity for the continent. It is rooted in the ideals of the pan-Africanist movement. Economics & Business Political science Phys.org…
You’ll be hearing a great deal about artificial intelligence (AI) and education in 2025. You’ll be hearing a great deal about artificial intelligence (AI) and education in 2025. Education Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
A team of academic researchers, lawyers and journalists from 16 European countries has exposed a huge lobbying campaign aimed at gutting a proposed EU-wide restriction on the use of “forever chemicals.” This campaign saw significant increases in the lobbying expenditure of major producers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals for their…
The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 have been remembered as a deadly and traumatic event. The Black Friday bushfires which swept across southeastern Australia in January 1939 have been remembered as a deadly and traumatic event. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories