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Feb 04 2025EDUCATION

Genes, Bias, and School: Can a Test Decide Your Future?

Have you ever thought about how schools choose who goes where? Like a big sorting hat. There's more to it than what meets the eye. Schools have always been a place for learning and growing, but what if something more complicated wants in? Something we call polygenic scores, which are like a report

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

Is the Education Department in real trouble?

In a surprising move, The government started looking into getting rid of the United States Department of Education completely. There's no stopping people from thinking about whether or not it will actually happen. The information first got out two people with full knowledge of the plans. Offi

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Feb 04 2025SCIENCE

Back to the Basics: Jonas Salk, Distant Discovery and China's Polio Vaccine

Vaccines come from different places and times, even if not made in the USA. In the 1980s someone was brewing up a new vaccine in China. A vaccine to fight polio. It was called the Sabin strains-derived inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV). This vaccine is part of the polio research legacy, so it is

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Feb 04 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Bewildering Delights: Unraveling Miami’s Illusionary Wonderland

Step into a realm where reality blurs in the vibrant Wynwood neighborhood. You will see more than 70 mind-boggling exhibits that will challenge your imagination and for sure add to your Instagram collection. Inside this place, you will see rotating, spinning and moving exhibits that resemb

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Feb 04 2025EDUCATION

Let's Untangle the Reading Riddle

Imagine a battle—one that has raged for generations, with each side claiming their way is the best. This battle is not fought with swords or guns. It is fought with letters and sounds. It's called the science of reading debate, and it's a hot topic in education. In the last 200 years, arguments ove

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Feb 04 2025SCIENCE

Tracking Microbe Growth: The New Game Changer

The detailed study of microbes and their growth is vital for understanding their behavior and improving related projects. For many years, scientists used different methods to monitor these growth curves. However, it wasn't always easy or accurate. Two big problems were low automation and inefficien

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Feb 04 2025SCIENCE

How Micro-pores can Direct Chemical Reactions

So, imagine tiny tunnels and caves. What's the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe a mining rig. Imagine these tunnels and caves are so small that they can only form reactions in a specific way. World top chemists call this as shape-selective catalysis. The chemical reactions that happen here a

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Feb 04 2025HEALTH

Why Your Meds Might Not Be Working: The Surprising Role of Your Environment

Your environment isn't just about where you live. It's also about the air you breathe, the food you eat, and the people you interact with. These factors play a huge role in shaping who you are and how well your medications work. Your genes might determine your physical traits, but your environment

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

University Students Protesting

Jaws dropped at universities across the country this spring when student protests flared and escalated. The protests were against Israel and occured after a violent and intense showdown in Gaza and their numbers and locations were extensive. This went from Maine all the way to Alaska. Some schools

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Feb 04 2025EDUCATION

North Idaho College: The Turnaround

North Idaho College is finally seeing a surge in students, a complete turnaround from the last decade. For years, NIC was losing students. Enrollment dropped every year and the numbers were not looking good, but this year enrollment was up by 15% from the previous year with over 4, 590 students en

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