Warning US cuts to science could put Australian research, lives at risk
10 Sep
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Warning US cuts to science could put Australian research, lives at risk

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Cuts to science agencies in the United States are causing "turmoil" in regional research projects run by universities across Australia. Under US President Donald Trump, the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had its budget slashed and thousands of jobs cut. The NOAA collects real-time data from satellites, aeroplanes, weather balloons, radar and maritime buoys, which is used by forecasters to help project seasonal conditions ahead of time. The impact of the cuts to NOAA is being felt far beyond the US. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) often relies on US data for its ACCESS model, which produces daily weather forecasts. Andrew Watkins is a research associate at Melbourne's Monash University and the former head of long-range forecasts at the Bureau of Meteorology. He said the cuts would reduce access to crucial datasets, vital for Australia's ability to monitor and...
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UNICEF, Nigerian Universities, Ministries launch BIRDlab to improve child health, nutrition, education
10 Sep
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UNICEF, Nigerian Universities, Ministries launch BIRDlab to improve child health, nutrition, education

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Wall sylvincer, abujja The United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF), along with 19 leading Universities, the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has launched the Behavioural Insights Research and Design Lab, BIRDLab, the first of its kind in Nigeria, to apply Behavioural Science to child survival and development. The initiative builds on UNICEF’s partnership with academia through the Network for Behavioural Research on Child Survival in Nigeria, NETBRECSIN, which includes Community Medicine, Communication Studies, Sociology, Human Nutrition, Anthropology, and Clinical Psychology. BIRDLab is a partnership between UNICEF, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and participating universities. It will produce practical and evidence for federal and state programmes, including routine immunization, nutrition services, and back to school efforts. Findings will be turned into simple tools, policy notes, and guidance that government teams can use at scale. The...
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Inside Mars, a ‘rocky road’ mantle reveals a violent past
10 Sep
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Inside Mars, a ‘rocky road’ mantle reveals a violent past

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A giant collision in Mars’ early history created a global magma ocean and buried large fragments of debris deep within the young planet. As Mars cooled, it formed a solid crust — eventually becoming a stagnant lid that trapped heat and slowed the planet’s internal motion. Credit: Vadim Sadovski / Imperial College London Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.Don’t let the appetizing description fool you. When planetary scientists say the interior of Mars resembles a rocky road brownie more than a piece of buttery shortbread, the tasty metaphor masks billions of years of geological violence. In a re-examination of previous observations collected by NASA’s decommissioned InSight probe, researchers have discovered that the Martian mantle is embedded with ancient fragments measuring as much as 2.5 miles wide. The...
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AL AKHAWAYN University: Closing of the 3rd edition of the School of Summer on AI
10 Sep
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AL AKHAWAYN University: Closing of the 3rd edition of the School of Summer on AI

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In a statement to the map, Wrong Al Majiddean of the School of Science and Engineering has University of Akhaownwelcomed the holding of this third edition of The School of Summer in Artificial Intelligence At the AUI, an initiative launched, he said, three years earlier and concentrated in its beginnings on AI techniques and the modalities of its teaching. He stressed that The Summer School is now focused on the future and is trying to reflect on the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence by promoting concerted work of the new generation on different AI aspects. ...
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