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Children in England face ‘lost learning’ from flooding and extreme heat, research finds

Yesterday at 20:26 PM, via The Guardian

School leaders and teachers say findings on climate risks make for ‘grim reading’

Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.

School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education were “grim reading” regarding the climate...

Science/Tech

Axolotl Discovery Brings Us Closer Than Ever To Regrowing Human Limbs

Today at 03:10 AM, via Slashdot

alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A team of biologists from Northeastern University and the University of Kentucky has found one of the key molecules involved in axolotl regeneration. It’s a crucial component in ensuring the body grows back the right parts in the right spot: for instance, growing a hand, from the wrist. “The cells can interpret this cue to say, ‘I’m at the...

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MIT Chemical Engineers Develop New Way To Separate Crude Oil

Today at 02:30 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares a report from the Cool Down: A team of chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has invented a new process to separate crude oil components, potentially bringing forward a replacement that can cut its harmful carbon pollution by 90%. The original technique, which uses heat to separate crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and heating...

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macOS Tahoe Beta Drops FireWire Support

Today at 01:50 AM, via Slashdot

The first macOS Tahoe beta appears to drop support for legacy FireWire 400 and 800, making it impossible to sync or mount older iPods and external drives that rely on the standard. MacRumors reports: Unlike on macOS Sequoia and earlier versions, the first macOS Tahoe beta does not include a FireWire section in the System Settings app. Of course, this could all end up being a false alarm. It is...

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Publishers Facing Existential Threat From AI, Cloudflare CEO Says

Today at 01:10 AM, via Slashdot

Publishers face an existential threat in the AI era and need to take action to make sure they are fairly compensated for their content, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told Axios at an event in Cannes on Thursday. From a report: Search traffic referrals have plummeted as people increasingly rely on AI summaries to answer their queries, forcing many publishers to reevaluate their business models....