November 15, 2023
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Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction
If traveling into the past is possible, one way to do it might be sending people through tunnels in space. by raggio5 via Pixabay Adi Foord, ... -
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, ...November 15, 2023 -
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