The Justice Department is investigating Duke Law School's admissions practices for allegedly violating the Supreme Court's recent ruling against race-conscious college admissions.
A San Diego State University graduate died in 2022 from blunt-force head trauma sustained on Six Flags Magic Mountain's X2 roller coaster. His family is now suing the park, alleging defective ride design and inadequate safety warnings.
Tomás Improta, pianista carioca e compositor de MPB e jazz, faleceu aos 77 anos após enfrentar câncer na garganta. O músico integrou bandas de Caetano Veloso e colaborou com grandes nomes da música brasileira.
A fast-growing wildfire near Reno, Nevada has forced approximately 90,000 residents to evacuate as the Hawk Fire spreads across 13,000+ acres with zero containment. Six people, including three responders, have been injured.
A BBC survey reveals accent bias persists in British workplaces, with 1 in 10 workers feeling anxious about their accent in professional settings. Regional accents like Geordie and Cockney face the highest discrimination.
Roehampton University is offering £2,000 annual esports scholarships to students who balance competitive gaming with academic excellence, addressing unclaimed funding and rising student debt.
Japanese and South Korean researchers analyzed gastrolith wear patterns across dinosaur species, revealing that the shift from tooth-based to stomach-based digestion was crucial to dinosaur-to-bird evolution.
Estudo da UFSCar e University College London identifica que redução de 15% na força muscular já indica risco de perda de mobilidade em idosos, mesmo acima dos limites mínimos tradicionais.
Estudo com 4.541 idosos mostra que redução de 15% na força muscular já antecipa lentidão na caminhada, mesmo entre quem mantém força acima dos valores normais, aumentando risco de quedas e perda de independência.
Bunny Levine, a former school librarian who became an actress after retirement, died peacefully at 97. She appeared in Gilmore Girls, La La Land, and other productions while co-founding the Actors Connection.
The human-caused Hawk fire in Nevada has burned over 15,000 acres, forcing nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as flames approach Reno's center and University of Nevada campus amid strong winds and dry conditions.
Canada's failed trade negotiations with the US, ending in 50% tariffs on $20bn of goods, demonstrate that dialogue with the current US administration may be futile as Washington prioritizes unilateral interests over economic coordination.
Revisão de 28 estudos com 4.597 alunos mostra que tutores de IA melhoram aprendizado comparado ao ensino tradicional, mas o resultado depende do design pedagógico, não apenas da tecnologia em si.
Researchers discovered that Greenland sharks, which live up to 400 years, maintain healthy eyesight throughout their lifespan through specialized DNA repair mechanisms, offering insights into age-related vision loss prevention.
Syracuse University researchers explain why some stars survive repeated close encounters with supermassive black holes, producing progressively fainter flares. Pre-existing rapid rotation in captured stars accounts for observed dimming patterns.
A esposa do piloto Lito Sousa apela por sua inclusão em testes clínicos experimentais após diagnóstico de doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob, condição neurodegenerativa rara e sem tratamento que progride rapidamente.
Rising temperatures are forcing UK schools to close during extreme heat, prompting calls to shift the academic calendar earlier to avoid peak summer conditions. Experts warn students lose learning days and exam performance drops significantly in hot classrooms.
Anala Beevers, de New Orleans, reconheceu o alfabeto aos 12 meses e alcançou QI 145 aos 4 anos, entrando na Mensa. Aos 17, conquistou bolsa integral no Karsh STEM Scholars Program para estudar biologia, câncer e genética na Howard University.
Actor John Schneider revealed he lied about his age, hometown, and driving credentials at 18 to convince producers he was a 24-year-old Georgia farm boy for the iconic Bo Duke role in 1978's 'The Dukes of Hazzard.'
Um professor no Reino Unido conseguiu manter seu emprego apesar de ter enviado 204 e-mails a uma aluna, levantando questões sobre políticas institucionais de assédio.
Mila Seidl compartilhou atualizações sobre o estado de saúde do marido, piloto Lito Sousa, diagnosticado com doença de Creutzfeldt-Jakob. A família já aprovou estrutura de home-care e está na fila para participar de estudo em Harvard.
Criança de 6 anos morreu após ser atingida por tapa de professora em escola particular na Índia. Agressão ocorreu porque o menino não fez o dever de casa; investigação apura se tapa causou morte.
Swedish police identified a 17-year-old girl as the victim of a deadly sword attack at Brinell School in Fagersta. An 18-year-old student suspect was arrested at the scene; investigators are examining online communities and a TikTok account for potential radicalization.
Pesquisadores da UC San Diego usaram inteligência artificial para identificar o padrão Inr, uma sequência de DNA presente em aproximadamente 60% das regiões humanas que iniciam a transcrição gênica, revelando como genes são ativados.
A Texas A&M study finds that housing quality, crime rates, and schools—not transportation or income—are primary barriers to healthy food access in historically redlined neighborhoods, suggesting comprehensive neighborhood solutions are needed.
