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Academia 8 months ago

Why This Indonesian Educator Chose Singapore for Her Postgraduate Study

In a world where education holds the key to national transformation, Indonesia has made great strides in recent years. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology’s Merdeka Belajar (Emancipated Learning) initiative reflects a powerful vision: to empower educators, promote critical thinking and prepare learners for an ever-evolving global landscape. However, real change requires educators who themselves evolve by stepping out of their comfort zones to lead by example.

Science & Tech 8 months ago

Milky Way may not be destroyed in galactic smash-up after all

The Milky Way may not have a catastrophic collision with another huge galaxy as has been predicted, computer simulations revealed Monday, giving our home galaxy a coin-flip chance of avoiding destruction.

Asia & Pacific 8 months ago

PREMIUM
Asia buys more weapons as security outlook darkens

The annual Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment released on Wednesday by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said outside industrial help remains vital even as regional nations ultimately aim for self-reliance.

Science & Tech 9 months ago

Jungle music: Chimp drumming reveals building blocks of human rhythm

The findings lend fresh weight to the theory that the raw ingredients of human music were present before our evolutionary split from chimpanzees six million years ago.

Environment 9 months ago

Summer 2024 was Lapland's warmest in 2,000 years: study

"Last summer's average temperature in Lapland, or northern Fennoscandia, was the highest in both direct observations which we have from the late 1800s onwards and so-called indirect tree ring observations, of which the longest time series extends to 2,000 years ago," Mika Rantanen, researcher at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, told AFP.

Asia & Pacific 11 months ago

Melting ice could slow vital Antarctic ocean current: study

Scientists used one of Australia's most powerful supercomputers to model how melting ice sheets might change the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which plays a major role in global climate patterns.

Academia 1 year ago

Study abroad in China: Stepping into the future

In a time of rapidly advancing technology, those who can study at the forefront of its development will have an advantage. This idea is drawing Indonesian students to study in China, where this development is turbo-charged.

Academia 1 year ago

What climate spending really costs the world

The real cost of inefficient climate policy is that it distracts resources and attention from other priorities.

Science & Tech 1 year ago

Homo erectus, not sapiens, first humans to survive desert: Study

The moment when the first members of the extended human family called hominins adapted to life in desert or tropical forests marks "a turning point in the history of human survival and expansion in extreme environments."

Society 1 year ago

Mangroves save $855b in global flood mitigation costs: Study

A new study from the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals that the value of mangroves have risen dramatically in recent years in line with their increasing reliance among people and infrastructure to protect against coastal erosion and other hazards related to climate change.