Curious how robot swarms can operate far longer in 6G edge computing setups? A new Engineering study reveals a smart subset selection strategy that taps into data correlation between robots, cutting redundant data transmission and energy waste. Tested across key wireless channels, the method boosts swarm lifetime by up to 650%—a game-changer for real-world robotic deployments from disaster recovery to agriculture.

Prescribed burning, when combined with tree retention, can effectively support natural regeneration in managed boreal forests, new research shows. The study demonstrates that post-fire seedling establishment remains strong across key commercial species, Scots pine and birch, suggesting that integrating these practices may help reconcile biodiversity goals with sustainable forest management.

A new study in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics assessed life trajectories of children in Lesotho, Africa, across a wide range of educational and later-life outcomes. The study found that children who enrolled in primary school at an older age—despite an initial disadvantage in years of schooling—were more likely to remain in school through adolescence, obtained higher total years of schooling, and developed greater literacy than children who began primary school at younger ages. The older children were also more likely to delay marriage, have fewer children, hold higher-earning jobs, and accumulate greater wealth.