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(Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)) The aim of the project is to examine the way in which e-learning is used throughout Europe and to share practices for improving online teaching in higher education, which can then ...

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(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Medical College of Georgia investigators report a significant association between a faster decrease in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood and a larger left v...

(University of California - Riverside) A UC Riverside virologist has won a $1.9 million award to investigate how Zika virus uses a protein, NS5, to beat the human immune system.

(University of Portsmouth) International scientists from around the world are warning that chemical pollutants in the environment have the potential to alter animal and human behaviour. A scientific forum of 30 experts f...

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Then God's boss asked Him to stay late and make the sky, too.

(University of Michigan) While people may expect suicide rates to rise during a worldwide crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Michigan study suggests the onset of the pandemic and state of emergency exe...

(National Research University Higher School of Economics) Researchers from the HSE Center for Language and Brain have, for the first time, described the language abilities of Russian children with Autism Spectrum Disorde...

Here's why you're going to be seeing DogeCoin memes on your Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Scientists developed a model showing that a fragile, temporary state of immunity emerged during the early epidemic but got destroyed as people changed their social behaviors over time, leading to future waves of infectio...

Canon has announced the RF100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM, the “world’s first medium telephoto macro lens” for mirrorless that is designed for a wide range of photographers and that offers a unique new feature: a Spheric...

Spotify has launched a smart media player for vehicles. It's called Car Thing and comes with support for "Hey Spotify" voice commands. For the initial

To learn more about the impact of long space missions on humans, NASA is organizing an Earth-based simulation test involving eight months of isolation.

Google is in the final stages of releasing a new user data collection tool for Chrome to replace third-party cookies. Called FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), the tool will collect your internet browsing history and ...

Apple's latest version of iOS, 14.5, will likely be announced at its spring event on April 20, 2021. With it comes App Tracking Transparency, a feature that forces apps to ask user permission if they want to be tracked. ...

You see it every year. Accomplished, vibrant computers that still have a lot to offer are cast aside in favor of hard-charging young upstarts more than willing to take somebody’s job. In the case of React developer Tim...

A powerful new idea about how the laws of physics work could bring breakthroughs on everything from quantum gravity to consciousness, says researcher Chiara Marletto

It’s notoriously difficult to predict volcanic corruptions. There are often signs that a volcano is likely to erupt in the future, including an increase in seismic activity, changes in gas emissions, and sudden ground ...

Plex has raised $50 million in new funding as part of its bid to become a one-stop shop for all things streaming.

Spotify is giving users the chance to discover even relatively unknown podcasts by launching a "Top Episodes" ranking for its charts.

The alleged flatulent was hanging at the park with friends when he was approached by a group of police officers--that's when things got windy.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Union is considering banning the use of artificial intelligence for a number of purposes, including mass surveillance and social credit scores. This is according to a ...