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College students learn more calculus in an active learning course in which students solve problems during class than in a traditional lecture-based course. That’s according to a peer-reviewed study my colleagues and I published in Science. We also found that college students better understood complex calculus concepts and earned better…

Editorial: An overhaul of qualifications is a good idea. But ambitious schemes to bridge the academic-vocational and Stem-humanities divides will have to wait

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Love of banana-based dishes runs deep in my family. Growing up in Kerala, I was exposed to many varieties of banana. My two children love anything banana, from banana stem to banana flower curry. I taught my daughter-in-law to make her partner's favorite dish, vazhaipoo paruppusili. Even living in a…

Telangana govt launched ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ to provide nutritious breakfast to over 20 lakh school students from Classes 1-10. Finance Minister Harish Rao, Information & Public Relations Minister Mahender Reddy & Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy launched it in select schools. The scheme would help stem dropouts & improve…

Researchers from Oxford University successfully implant 3D printed cells into mice brains, raising hopes for future human treatments.

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The Czech Republic has announced it will reintroduce random checks along its border with neighboring Slovakia to stem a flow of migrants

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France has started vaccinating ducks against bird flu in a bid to stem the virus that killed millions of birds around the world, a move that has prompted the United States to impose trade restrictions on French poultry imports.

For years we’ve been told to avoid sun to prevent skin cancer. But research suggests a dose of rays can boost your immune system and increase lifespan. We look on the bright side