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.
University of Calgary study reveals Alberta's abandoned oil and gas wells create unfair financial burden on landowners and taxpayers, with cleanup costs rising dramatically and environmental risks mounting.
Daily weight variations are natural and don't indicate fat loss or gain, driven by hydration, carbohydrate intake, fiber, and sodium consumption rather than actual body composition changes.
A clinical trial at University of Pennsylvania shows gene therapy safely improves vision in patients with Leber congenital amaurosis, a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide.
Researchers at Groningen University used artificial intelligence to analyze biomechanical writing characteristics in the Dead Sea Scrolls, revealing they were written by multiple scribes rather than one, opening new insights into ancient manuscript production.
A novel gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis safely improved vision in three pediatric patients by delivering functional GUCY2D genes to the retina, with sustained improvements in both day and night vision observed.
A Brazilian court convicted two students of racism against their history teacher, sentencing them to community service. The incidents occurred in 2020 via school chat and social media.
Brazilian scientists from Federal University of ABC discovered Monkeydactyl, a 160-million-year-old flying reptile with opposable thumbs capable of climbing trees, challenging conventional understanding of pterosaur anatomy.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the University of New Brunswick and physician Dr. Manoj Bhargava, alleging sexual assaults during psychiatric treatment at the student health centre. The university allegedly failed to investigate complaints despite being notified.
Only 28 students achieved perfect scores on the 2020 Enem essay exam out of 2.7 million participants, while 87,567 scored zero. Essay was the highest-scoring section with average of 588.74.
A new study reveals adults with periodontitis are twice as likely to have high blood pressure compared to those with healthy gums, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors.
New Brunswick universities await provincial guidance on allowing out-of-province parents to help students move home in April amid pandemic restrictions, with move-out deadlines approaching.
Scientists propose that mysterious rock layers deep in Earth's mantle are remnants of Theia, the protoplanet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago to form the Moon, supported by new isotopic and modeling evidence.
Canadian meta-analysis of 438,548 pregnant people finds severe COVID-19 significantly increases risks of stillbirth, preterm birth, and preeclampsia, with severe cases showing fourfold higher risk than mild infections.
Neuroscientist Matthew Walker shares evidence-based sleep advice, emphasizing that chronic sleep deprivation contributes to serious health conditions and economic costs, while offering practical strategies for improving sleep quality.
Universidade Nova de Lisboa lidera projeto de Innovation District em Almada com investimento de 800 milhões de euros, prometendo criar 17 mil postos de trabalho e transformar a região numa hub tecnológica europeia.
Stanford researchers identify four psychological mechanisms behind video chat exhaustion: excessive eye contact, self-viewing, reduced mobility, and increased cognitive load. Simple interface changes and user practices can mitigate these effects.
Portugal's Green Party proposes capping classroom sizes at 20 students and eliminating 9th-grade national exams, with 12th-grade exam scores counting only for university access, not final grades.
Investigadores de Harvard propõem que o asteróide Chicxulub originou-se na nuvem de Oort e foi desviado por Júpiter, explicando impactos catastróficos na Terra a cada 250-730 milhões de anos.
Astronomers from University of Hawaii confirmed Farfarout as the most distant object in the Solar System, located 132 AU from the Sun—nearly four times farther than Pluto, with an orbital period of approximately 1,000 years.
UT Austin researchers found that school gardens combined with nutrition classes increased vegetable consumption by half a serving daily among elementary students, particularly in low-income communities.
Brazil conducted its first pilot digital Enem exam with 93,000 participants reporting varied experiences. While many found the digital format easier to navigate, others cited screen fatigue and technical issues with older computers.
Psicanalista Christian Dunker analisa como narrativas políticas e teorias de transformação moldam nossas experiências de sofrimento mental, questionando a erosão do projeto de bem-estar social brasileiro.
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine created transparent microfluidic cassettes that simulate human intestines to study bacterial infections in real-time, potentially accelerating treatment discovery for diseases like infectious diarrhea.
Iowa State researchers developed a network-based model showing that social homophily and opinion polarization significantly increase COVID-19 outbreak frequency and mortality compared to standard statistical models.
