Effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in Mexico

By Alanna Waldman As our world population continues to grow, it implies a higher demand for resources. Whether these resources are food, water, or land, the effect of this growth on our environment is often detrimental to biodiversity and the health of… more

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TEDGlobal: Cloud schools offer new education

Educators at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh outline their vision for future learning. more

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Bionic arm gives new life to amputees

Bionic arm gives new life to amputees more

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Coursera to offer new MOOC options for teachers

A leading platform for the popular “massive open online courses” offered by elite universities is moving into a new realm: the expansive field of continuing education for teachers. more

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Must Love Rocks: Stonehenge Is Seeking a ‘General Manager’

If you’re looking for a job, why not apply to oversee the world’s most famous megalith? more

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Twitter helped Belfast woman ‘find missing mum’

A Belfast woman says the power of social media helped find her mother who had been missing for more than nine hours. more

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New York’s phone boxes get new lease of life

Can technology save the phone box from extinction? more

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Apple touts its shrinking carbon footprint in an annual environmental progress report

Apple gave itself an A-plus for what it calls a dramatically improved environmental performance, boasting that its corporate facilities around the world now get 75 percent of their power from renewable sources such as solar and wind, up from 35 percent… more

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News Corp bids for education market with new classroom tablet

(Reuters) – News Corp’s education division, Amplify, on Wednesday introduced the first tablet computer built specifically for the classroom, in a bid to capture a slice of the billions of dollars spent in U.S. public schools. more

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Magid: Schools need to make use of new learning technologies

Sometimes I think there should be a big sign in front of some schools saying ‘Welcome back to the 20th century.’ more

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