When deep learning meets active learning in the era of foundation models

Mutualisms and Facilitation  – Functional Ecologists

This blog post on ‘Mutualisms and facilitation’ is part of the BES ‘Key Concepts in Ecology’ series, designed to help ecologists in learning the key topics in ecology. See the…

Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end

Native American mothers whose children were separated from them – either through child removal for assimilation into residential boarding schools or through coerced adoption – experience the kind of grief…

Who is still getting HIV in America? Medication is only half the fight – homing in on disparities can help get care to those who need it most

As the globe marks another World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, it’s crucial to both acknowledge the significant strides made in the global battle against HIV and recognize the persistent…

ESA’s Cheops Helps Unlock Rare Six-Planet System

ESA’s CHaracterising Exoplanet Satellite (Cheops) has provided the crucial pieces of data to understand a mysterious exoplanet system that had been perplexing researchers for years. The star HD110067 lies around…

Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to learn language

The Cambridge BabyRhythm project also explored the role of rhythmic action in language development. Credit: Centre for Neuroscience in Education, University of Cambridge Parents should speak to their babies using…

Why energy efficiency matters so much

Hugely energy inefficient: cars waste about 80 percent of the petrol they burn. If we are to save the planet, we are going to have to use energy far more…

NASA’s Fermi Mission Nets 300 Gamma-Ray Pulsars … and Counting

A new catalog produced by a French-led international team of astronomers shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 294 gamma-ray-emitting pulsars, while another 34 suspects await confirmation. This is 27…

LIVE: World leaders speak at Cop28 in Dubai

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Pesticides and Food: It’s not a black or white issue — Has pesticide use decreased since the introduction of GMO crops?