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US court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students and researchers

US federal court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students, researchers, blocking Sept 15 implementation. In a major reprieve for international students, researchers, academics and foreign journalists, a US federal district court has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would replace the longstanding ‘duration of status’ system with fixed […]

In 2010, Thailand sank 25 retired battle tanks into the Gulf to rebuild fishing grounds; 9 years later, researchers found 53 fish species

Almost 10 years after the tanks went under, researchers from Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok did some diving to see what had grown up around the man-made reef sites. Battle tank is made for war. It is built to cross tough terrain, take a beating and dominate a battlefield. But what if the battlefield disappears and […]

Smithsonian researchers used X-rays, plastic cups and 216-yard spools of thread to find wild turtle nests; predators raided 13 of 16

Eastern box turtle (Image Credit: Canva) Finding a turtle nest in the wild is far more difficult than it sounds. Smithsonian researchers studying Eastern box turtles in Virginia have been using a combination of technology and surprisingly simple tools to locate nests and understand what happens to the eggs after they are laid. Their unusual […]

A skeleton found beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle had more than 160 fractures; researchers say it is the first confirmed death from a trebuchet

The 14th century warrior’s skull was broken in 61 places. (University of Bradford photo) A skeleton uncovered beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle may be the first confirmed archaeological evidence of a person killed by a trebuchet. Known to archaeologists as Skeleton 150, the remains belong to a defender who appears to have been killed during a […]