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How did Mississippi transform its education system?

How did Mississippi transform its education system?

One of the poorest US states has steadily transformed its education system since 2013, in what many have dubbed ‘the Mississippi miracle’.  In 2013, Mississippi recorded some of the lowest numbers when it came to children’s reading ability. But through a global pandemic, which hit education nationwide, the state (one of the poorest in the US), has pulled off what some have dubbed ‘the Mississippi miracle’.  Moving from the bottom of...

By Brighton, UK
Human driven climate change is literally making days longer

Human driven climate change is literally making days longer

New research, building on data from 2024, reveals that accelerating ice melt is not just slowing Earth’s rotation at a rate unseen in 3.6 million years, but also disrupting global technological systems. When the Earth was first born 4.5 billion years ago, an average day lasted less than 10 hours. Fast forward to 150 to 180 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs, that average expanded to

By Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Can Hermosa deliver US minerals without environmental cost?

Can Hermosa deliver US minerals without environmental cost?

Though the project is a vital strategic asset for the US, its reliance on advanced tech for mitigation techniques have failed to ease local anxieties about water security and the environment. In the past two years, the US government has placed significant emphasis in obtaining rare earth minerals. From EVs to precision weapons, these minerals have become an essential commodity in the global economy. However, global sanctions on their...

By Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Young unemployed Brits citing work-limiting conditions are up 70%

Young unemployed Brits citing work-limiting conditions are up 70%

In the last decade, the share of 15-to-24-year-olds in the UK who claim they have a condition limiting their ability to work is reportedly up by 70%. There has been a sharp rise in the number of jobless young people in the UK citing health problems as the reason they cannot work, according to newly published statistics from the Health Foundation. The charity thinktank says that the portion of 16-24-year-olds...

By London, UK