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Western Illinois University will celebrate Arbor Day 2024 by planting a paperbark maple tree at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 29. The date has been moved due to the weather. All should meet just north of the University Union in the mall area.

Europe’s bishops have voiced support for the European Union’s enlargement plans, saying it is a unique opportunity to showcase the value of fraternity, but they also cautioned against the imposition of ideology and particular interests.

Work by researchers at the University of Cumbria is helping to shape the future of midwifery education nationally

A smart glove developed at MIT CSAIL is embroidered with tactile sensors and haptics, transferring touch-based feedback via adaptive optimization. Smart textiles can fabricate this human-machine interface to potentially teach people physical skills and improve robot teleoperation and virtual reality training.

Recent study has shown the existence of three distinct forms of magnetism, rather than just two. This newly discovered kind of magnetism has the potential to be highly sought after. The first users of compasses likely saw magnets as a kind of sorcery. Upon gaining a comprehensive understanding of the conventional phenomenon called ferromagnetism, a …

The reintroduction of apex predators into ecosystems does not result in the immediate or quick restoration of those ecosystems

In a few weeks from now, I’ll be interviewing the Critical Animal Studies scholar Yamini Narayanan on the show to discuss her 2023 book, Mother Cow, Mother India, which offers a critical vegan analysis of the politics of cow protectionism in India. Yamini is an Associate Professor of International and Community Development at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. On air this week, I’d like to share a short clip of Yamini speaking on The Animal Turn podcast with interviewer and scholar ...

Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval continues to complain and says he "fought so hard" for his relationship with Rachel Leviss.

Professor Tom R. Tyler has received the world’s highest honor in the field of criminology.

Australians will be asked to vote on October 14 to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution through a new advisory body.