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‘It hurt my heart and my wallet’: the unnecessary test stressing teachers before they even make it to the classroom
www.shutterstock.com Alison Hilton, Murdoch University There is no shortage of articles about how teachers are stressed, due to their complex…
A global semiconductor shortage highlights a troubling trend: A small and shrinking number of the world’s computer chips are made in the US
The U.S. is still a leader in designing and selling computer chips, but the vast majority of the world’s chips…
Taiwan dominates the world’s supply of computer chips – no wonder the US is worried
One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman…
Google removes 3.4bn Ads, suspends 5.6m accounts
As the digital world evolves, Google's policy development and enforcement strategies evolve with it to prevent abuse. …
Solar is the cheapest power, and a literal light-bulb moment showed us we can cut costs and emissions even further
Shutterstock Bruno Vicari Stefani, CSIRO; Brett Hallam, UNSW Sydney, and Matthew Wright, University of Oxford Recent extreme weather events have…
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Publishers vs the Internet Archive: why the world’s biggest online library is in court over digital book lending
Shutterstock Joanne Gray, University of Sydney and Cheryl Foong, Curtin University Earlier this month, the Internet Archive asked a US…
Fish in a major South African river are full of microplastics
People fish in the Vaal River but are not always aware of the risks associated with microplastic pollution. Grobler du…
Richard Mille Unveils World's Thinnest Wristwatch, Costs ₦1.1 Billion (Photos)
Swiss luxury brand Richard Mille shared photos of the watch that would cost a whopping $2m (N1.1B). The…
Genetically modified cowpea clears its first hurdle in Ghana, but there’s a long way to go
Cowpea is a popular protein source in West Africa. Flickr Joeva Rock, University of Cambridge Genetically modified (GM) cowpea has…
Wole Soyinka’s life of writing holds Nigeria up for scrutiny
Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images Abayomi Awelewa, University of Lagos Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, known simply…
