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Survey reveals what students think about AI

College students say they use AI mostly for learning and don't use it to cut corners but think that their peers do, according to the inaugural Dartmouth AI Survey, a new multiyear survey on how AI is shaping students' learning and career readiness.

Brief phys.org · 13h ago · 1 min
A decade of carbon dioxide data from space gets an upgrade

Every day, two NASA space instruments known as the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and -3 (OCO-2 and OCO-3) capture more than a million observations of sunlight reflecting off Earth's surface. Using the physics of how light travels through the air, an algorithm converts these raw d

Brief phys.org · 14h ago · 1 min
The bonus that makes employees more committed

Offer your employees money to quit and the ones who say no will work harder as a result. Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and McMaster University set out to test whether pay-to-quit programs work as intended. Their results confirmed they do an

Brief phys.org · 15h ago · 1 min
Grades are not comparable across schools in Sweden, says researcher

Grades from compulsory school determine which pupils are accepted into popular upper secondary programs. A new thesis from Uppsala University shows that pupils at for-profit independent schools have, on average, higher grades than would statistically be expected given their backg

Brief phys.org · 17h ago · 1 min
The genetic cost of being a lazy parent ... if you're a cuckoo finch

African cuckoo finches (Anomalospiza imberbis) are very deceptive birds, or at least the mothers are. They sneak into the nests of other birds, such as prinias and cisticolas, to lay their eggs, then slip away and leave the hosts to raise the chicks.

Brief phys.org · 18h ago · 1 min
Most influencers should swear off profanity

If you spend time watching online videos, you might feel like covering your ears. For some influencers, dropping f-bombs and other swear words is part of their brand, and their followers embrace it.

Brief phys.org · 22h ago · 1 min
Scientists reveal a hidden snakebite crisis killing up to 513,000 people a year

A startling new study suggests that venomous snakebites are killing far more people worldwide than official statistics indicate, with an estimated 274,000 to 513,000 deaths every year. Researchers found that as many as 7 million people could suffer snake envenoming annually, whil

Brief sciencedaily.com · 22h ago · 1 min
New AI tool helps scientists identify bacteria hidden in soil

A handful of soil holds a crowded world of bacteria, fungi and other organisms. Scientists can collect their DNA, but much of it remains difficult to identify. Now, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and partner institutions have developed an artificial intelligenc

Brief phys.org · 1d ago · 1 min
Faraway tectonic forces may have accelerated the Gulf of California rifting

When the Baja California peninsula broke from mainland Mexico nearly 12 million years ago, it gave rise to the Gulf of California. New research suggests that this process of continental rifting was greatly accelerated due to tectonic forces on the opposite side of the Pacific Oce

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Survey reveals what students think about AI

College students say they use AI mostly for learning and don't use it to cut corners but think that their peers do, according to the inaugural Dartmouth AI Survey, a new multiyear survey on how AI is shaping students' learning and career readiness.

phys.org · 13h ago
Scientists develop new system to boost prime editing in dicot plants

A new gene-editing system could make it easier for researchers to introduce precise genetic changes into crops such as tomatoes, soybeans and rapeseed. Developed by researchers in China, SmartPE improves prime editing efficiency in several dicot plants, addressing a major limitat

phys.org · 7h ago

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