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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Nov-2025 15:11 ET (7-Nov-2025 20:11 GMT/UTC)

A picture is worth a thousand words: Multimedia slides help students boost science vocabulary

University of Missouri-Columbia

Using pictures to help middle school students visualize science terms could be the key to boosting vocabulary for all students, including those with learning disabilities who struggle with reading and writing.

Journal: Journal of Special Education Technology
Funder: U.S. Department of Education

Experts: Climate policy must be tailored to each individual country

University of Copenhagen
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have asked over 400 international experts which climate policies work best. There is no single solution that everyone agrees on – except for border carbon adjustment on trade between countries, which a surprisingly large majority supports. Otherwise, the study shows that climate policy should be adapted to the speciﬁc conditions and needs of each country.

Journal: Environmental and Resource Economics

Government investment lifted young people’s hopes in ‘left behind’ areas, new research shows

University of Bath
Reports and Proceedings

Young people growing up in England’s most disadvantaged areas are feeling more hopeful about their future study and work prospects thanks to targeted Government investment, according to new research from the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Durham.

DFG to fund four new research units

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Business Announcement

Topics range from security in times of crisis to personalised treatment for colorectal cancer / A total of approximately €20.5 million for the first funding period

MPs and public overestimate time left for climate action, study finds

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has found that UK Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public overestimated the time left to meet a critical deadline for limiting global warming.

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) surveyed a representative sample of the previous House of Commons and the public in Britain and other countries on their knowledge of a well-publicised statement from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council, European Research Council

Medical opposition to capital punishment is needed as executions surge

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The healthcare community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ

A middle-ground framework for US vaccine policy

University of Rochester Medical Center
Reports and Proceedings

A new JAMA Viewpoint urges a middle-ground vaccine policy: acknowledge shared blame, move beyond absolutist tactics, and rebuild public trust through education, clinician communication, and community-based outreach.

Journal: JAMA

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