Why China’s next development priority must be secondary education

Why China’s next development priority must be secondary education

If you were asked which middle-income country has one of the lowest levels of educational attainment, very few would say China. We continually hear stories about mass university expansion, record numbers of annual graduates and elite institutions that rank among the world’s best. Despite these imp...

The hidden risk of combined stressors for soils

The hidden risk of combined stressors for soils

Global change—a term that encompasses climate change and phenomena such as changes in land use or environmental pollution—is increasingly putting ecosystems around the world under pressure. Urban soils in particular are susceptible to stressors like heat, drought, road salt, nitrogen deposition,...

How To Use All New Amiibos In Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0

How To Use All New Amiibos In Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0

The 3.0 update in Animal Crossing: New Horizons adds plenty of free content to enjoy, but it also includes new crossovers with Splatoon and The Legend of Zelda, allowing you to purchase specific Amiibo figures to invite villagers and unlock themed items for your island. This guide will show you all ...

Senate passes trio of spending bills

Senate passes trio of spending bills

The Senate on Thursday passed a package of three spending bills, hitting the half-way mark in its push to fund the government for fiscal year 2026 ahead of the end-of-month deadline. Senators green-lighted the second three-bill “minibus,” 82-15. The package included measures to fund the Commerce...

Flipping one bit leaves AMD CPUs open to VM vuln

Fix landed in July, but OEM firmware updates are required If you use virtual machines, there's reason to feel less-than-Zen about AMD's CPUs. Computer scientists affiliated with the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany have found a vulnerability in AMD CPUs that exposes secrets...