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.
Gloria Steinem, a pioneering feminist activist and journalist who led the second wave of the US women's movement, died peacefully at her New York home at age 92. She spent nearly a century advocating for equality, founding Ms. Magazine and numerous women's organizations.
A West Australian biomedical engineer is testing Kevlar-enhanced carbon fibre implants to strengthen bone fracture repairs, potentially reducing healing time and additional surgeries.
BNZ, ASB, and Kiwibank have passed on a 25 basis point OCR increase to variable mortgage rates, following similar moves by Westpac and ANZ. The Reserve Bank criticized banks for not equally passing increases to term deposit rates.
MIT physicists have demonstrated that the neutrino laser concept, proposed a year ago, is fundamentally impossible to build due to extreme recoil velocities and quantum mechanical constraints.
Psiquiatra Elisa Brietzke critica a falta de embasamento científico nos livros de Augusto Cury, alertando sobre diagnósticos incorretos e riscos da desinformação em saúde mental.
US sanctions suspension halts TOEFL and GRE exams in Iran, forcing students to travel abroad at significant cost to meet university deadlines and scholarship requirements.
Thailand and the Philippines are adopting different approaches to active shooter drills following school shootings, reflecting divergent strategies on emergency preparedness.
Rutgers researchers discovered that boosting the DNA repair protein OGG1 in mitochondria significantly improved muscle endurance in aging mice, revealing an unexpected link between DNA repair and metabolic function.
St. Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich collapsed during an Arizona State University team workout on August 21 and remains in a coma with zero chance of recovery according to family's attorney.
Comedian Joe Lycett is launching Live from the Lycett Arms, a live Friday night show broadcast from a working pub in east London, though he must first pass a licensing exam he initially failed.
University of Western Australia researchers developed a 3D microgel model revealing how physical environmental factors enable cancer cells to escape tumors and metastasize, offering insights into preventing cancer spread.
A Pennsylvania police corporal has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed college student who mistakenly knocked on the wrong house during a birthday celebration.
Polícia Federal prende homem de 24 anos em Blumenau suspeito de armazenar e compartilhar arquivos de abuso sexual infantil. Equipamentos foram apreendidos para perícia.
Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard harshly criticized NFL players attempting to return to college football eligibility, calling it the "stupidest" thing he's heard as legal battles continue.
A 20-year international study of 7,500 marine fossils reveals that sediment accumulation rate is the primary factor determining how much time becomes compressed into fossil layers, enabling paleontologists to better interpret ancient ecosystems.
Danish researchers developed an affordable multispectral LED imaging system that helps archaeologists distinguish soil layers invisible to the naked eye before excavation begins.
Diego Araujo, 27, estudante de história da UFRJ, foi espancado por colegas acusado de apologia do nazismo após usar camiseta com símbolo similar ao nazista. Ele nega as acusações e relata medo de retornar ao campus.
Professor Fernando Cerdeira, referência em física da matéria condensada, faleceu aos 83 anos deixando três décadas de contribuições à pesquisa e formação científica na Unicamp.
A new Vermont college model eliminates gyms and meal plans to reduce costs while emphasizing hands-on learning and work experience. Other institutions are similarly reimagining higher education.
University researcher Cynthia Thomson advocates reframing chronic pain as a brain-based condition influenced by biological, psychological and social factors, offering hope through education and multimodal treatment rather than medication alone.
A principal in Nepal's Trishuli Valley ordered immediate evacuation of 900 students moments before flash floods destroyed their school, saving lives in a disaster that killed over 950 people across Nepal and Tibet.
A meteorite from a rare impact event at Great Salt Lake is now on display at the University of Utah, offering scientists a unique opportunity to study extraterrestrial material.
University of Oklahoma researchers will test whether targeted Facebook messages can help parents recognize vaping products and prevent their teens from using nicotine and cannabis vapes.
NSW begins mandatory reporting of motor neurone disease cases to help researchers understand why rural areas experience rates 5-7 times higher than national average, with suspected links to environmental factors like blue-green algae.
