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Charter school is replacing teachers with AI

Charter school is replacing teachers with AI

2 Hour Learning charters will operate in at least four states by the 2025-26 school year. Credit: Deposit Photos An Austin-based national charter school network offers K-12 students an AI-guided education. Operating under a model called “2 Hour Learning,” a company of the same name advertises accelerated pace, app-based classes designed to teach students at...

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A calendar of New Year celebrations around the world

A calendar of New Year celebrations around the world

The marking of a New Year is an age-old tradition around the world—food, fireworks and reflection with friends and family are common threads, but ultimately this varies between different calendars, religions and cultures. While the Gregorian calendar (introduced through Christianity) has mostly been skewed in the western world to take centre stage, the lunar and...

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This overlooked Bill Murray zombie comedy is a hit on Netflix

This overlooked Bill Murray zombie comedy is a hit on Netflix

Published Dec 17th, 2024 5:48PM EST If there’s a common thread connecting the random licensed movies that fly up the Netflix charts only to vanish into the ether days later, it’s the casts. These movies often feature a recognizable star, an incredible supporting cast, or both. That third option is the case for The Dead...

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New bat discovery could help humans hibernate during space travel

New bat discovery could help humans hibernate during space travel

For its next giant leap forward, NASA plans to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s. The 21-month trip presents unique challenges, particularly keeping people healthy during such a long space voyage. But what once seemed like an impossible solution is now gathering momentum: Hibernation. In winter, many mammals enter a state of torpor, dropping...

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Planets form through domino effect

Planets form through domino effect

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star, these planets can help shepherd the material to form new planets farther out. In this way each planet helps to form the next, like a line of falling dominos each...

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Creating ‘Mirror Life’ Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn

Creating ‘Mirror Life’ Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn

A category of synthetic organisms dubbed “mirror life,” whose component molecules are mirror images of their natural counterpart, could pose unprecedented risks to human life and ecosystems, according to a perspective article by leading experts, including Nobel Prize winners. The article, published in Science on December 12, is accompanied by a lengthy report detailing their...

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Study: Neanderthal Gene Flow into Modern Humans Occurred between 50,500 and 43,500 Years Ago

Study: Neanderthal Gene Flow into Modern Humans Occurred between 50,500 and 43,500 Years Ago

In a genomic study encompassing more than 300 genomes, researchers determined the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, starting about 50,500 years ago and lasting about 7,000 years — until Neanderthals began to disappear. That interbreeding left Eurasians with many genes inherited from our Neanderthal ancestors, which in total make up between...

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The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought

The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought

Space A survey of more than 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that “superflares” that could play havoc with electronics on Earth may happen every 100 to 200 years and the last big one to hit us was in 1859 By Alex Wilkins Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email This relatively small solar...

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Comet news, features and articles

Comet news, features and articles

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