Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too
Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location
Exploratory Data Analysis in Social Science Research
by Kamya Yadav, D-Lab Data Science Fellow Political science has taken a turn towards causal inference in the last two decades, evidenced by the focus of methods courses in graduate …
What Are Costa’s Levels Of Questioning?
Costa’s Levels of Questioning — designed by educational researcher Art Costa — feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher-level thinking and inquiry. Similar to Bloom’s taxonomy, Costa’s lower …
Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation
Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to bearing a rider, researchers report August 28 in Science. The resulting horses were …
Which Research Process Should You Follow? Advice for Super, Super Junior Social Science Researchers
*Pro Tip: Throughout all the stages discussed in this piece, always take good notes on the sources you read and your thoughts in general. Jot down important points, ideas, and …
These Programs Help Poor Students with College. Trump Wants to Pull the Funding
But Griffith’s stepsister had introduced her to a federal program called Upward Bound. It places high school students in college dorms during the summer, where they can take classes and …
A tiny chip may have solved one of clean energy’s biggest problems
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels. Now, a powerful new …
The Student’s Journey in Data Science Research: Challenges, Ethical Considerations, and the Role of Interdisciplinary Thinking
Photo by Becca Tapert on Unsplash Common Challenges Faced by Data Science Students in Formulating a Research Problem Students in data science often face a number of typical challenges when …
University of Memphis Global — an Online Path to a Better Future
I’ll be the first in my family to earn a college degree, and that’s something I hold very close to my heart. My family and I moved to the United …
New Scientist Book Club’s verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home
The New Scientist Book Club has been reading Circular Motion by Alex Foster The New Scientist Book Club made a jump backwards through time for our latest read, Alex Foster’s …