November 15, 2023
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Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery
Every brain injury is unique, as is every person’s path to recovery. Chinnapong/iStock via Getty Images Plus Hilary A. Diefenbach, ... -
NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Mining an asteroid probably won’t look exactly like mining does on Earth, but some principles will stay the same. posteriori/iStock via Getty ...November 7, 2023 -
Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC ...November 7, 2023 -
Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
New research found that a 2001 Texas policy has reduced teachers’ wages. Jon Feingersh Photography Inc/DigitalVision via Getty Images ...November 7, 2023 -
We analyzed over 3.5 million written teacher comments about students and found racial bias
Teachers had more negative comments about Black boys than they did about other groups. aldomurillo/E+ via Getty Images Angus Kittelman, ...November 7, 2023 -
Higher education can be elusive for asylum-seekers and immigrants
A study found that refugees want more guidance on how to navigate higher education in the U.S. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images Kerri Evans, ...November 7, 2023 -
Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words
Your brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed. StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus Nichol Castro, ...November 7, 2023 -
Engineered ‘living materials’ could help clean up water pollution one day
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new ‘living’ material. David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School ...November 7, 2023