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Catching Illegal Wood Trade with Smart Technology

January 25, 2025

Illegal logging and the trade of forest products have long been a problem worldwide. This crime hurts ecosystems and communities. The United States is the biggest importer of wood and forest products globally, with $78 billion spent in 2021 alone. To tackle this issue, we need to find a clever way t

health

Mixing It Up: How to Make Ivermectin and Praziquantel Tablets with Different Release Speeds

January 25, 2025

Ever wondered how to make tablets that release their medicine at different speeds? Scientists did just that with Ivermectin (IVER) and Praziquantel (PRAZ), two key drugs for animal health. They mixed up some granules that looked similar but worked differently. They used a special machine called a hi

business

Music Industry Moves: New Leaders Take the Stage

January 25, 2025

Big changes are happening in the music industry! Warner Music Hong Kong has a new boss: Robin Ch’i is now in charge, taking over from Gordon Lee who's retiring after 20 years. Ch’i has been with WMG for a long time and knows the business inside out. He's got big shoes to fill, though, as Lee helped

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Unmasking Hidden Hunger: Predicting Stunting Among Teen Girls in Ethiopia

January 25, 2025

Stunting, a clear sign of long-term undernutrition, shows that a child isn't growing as they should. While most studies in Ethiopia focus on early childhood and use traditional methods, this research took a different path. It aimed to find the best machine learning model to predict stunting among te

science

Why Do Some Plants Thrive Where Others Don't?

January 24, 2025

Ever wondered why some plants seem to grow better in certain places than others? Let's take a closer look at a group of plants called Achillea, which are part of the Asteraceae family. These plants come in different forms, including some that have extra sets of chromosomes, known as polyploids. Res

education

Snow Days in South Carolina: How Schools Handle Extreme Weather

January 24, 2025

South Carolina schools have been relying on e-learning days to keep students engaged during winter storms. But did you know these days are limited? Every school year, districts can only use five e-learning days. This week’s snowstorm means some schools are running out of options to make up for misse

business

UnitedHealth Group Picks New CEO After Tragic Loss

January 24, 2025

In the aftermath of a shocking tragedy, UnitedHealth Group has named Tim Noel as the new CEO of their health insurance arm, UnitedHealthcare. Noel joined the company in 2007 and most recently led UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement. His appointment comes nearly two months after the fatal shooting

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Meet the Premier League's Next Stars: Top 9 Wonderkids in EA Sports FC 25

January 24, 2025

The Premier League is buzzing with young talent, and EA Sports FC 25 has highlighted the best of the best. Tottenham leads the pack with four rising stars, but Manchester City's Savinho takes the top spot with a potential rating of 88. These wonderkids, rated 82 or below, are poised to become supers

technology

Apple Updates Safari Preview: Testing Faster Browsing & Fixes

January 24, 2025

Apple has just rolled out a new version of Safari Technology Preview, tagged as 212. This browser, launched in 2016, serves as a testing ground for upcoming features in Safari. The fresh update brings along numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements. It tackles areas like Authentication, Canvas

technology

A New Way to Train Deep Models: Meet UFO

January 24, 2025

Imagine training a single, relatively smaller model to handle numerous tasks all at once. That's what the Unified Feature Optimization (UFO) method is all about. UFO aims to make large-scale pretraining beneficial for each task by squeezing multiple AI functions into one moderate-sized model. Unlike