Study Shows Duolingo Learning Outcomes Are Comparable to University Classes
The most popular language-learning program, Duolingo offers courses on more than 20 languages, but whether or not they help is hard to say.
The most popular language-learning program, Duolingo offers courses on more than 20 languages, but whether or not they help is hard to say.
Collar tags and microchips can be ways for good samaritans to help reunite lost animals with their owners, but tags and collars can fall off
COVID-19 has led to an increase in citizen science programs in places like Occoquan Bay NWR, where butterflies and other insects are recorded.
Cambridge University completed a successful trial of an artificial pancreas that helps Type 2 diabetes patients manage blood sugar levels.
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The Apple Watch was able to detect it because unlike similar devices it measures heart rate also while the wearer is sleeping.
To measure blood pressure, the user simply presses the clip. A customized app guides them on how hard and long to push during the measurement.
He posted the clip on LinkedIn with the caption: "I got laid off last week. So I will be freefalling until I find a new gig-literally.
Now used by over 600,000 hikers worldwide, the app which began life in Ireland is now one of the most-used hiking apps on the market.
The app uses historic shark attack data involving when, where, and whether conditions previous attacks have happened to predict the risk.
Most travelers lack immediate access to intelligence information or communication capabilities that may be lifesaving in an emergency.
If a person is in the throes of cardiac arrest, then every minute counts - and that's why this app is recruiting volunteer Good Samaritans to help.
Rather than waste time and money on unnecessary visits to the doctor, this app could give parents an easy way to diagnose an ear infection.
The new Jeenie video chat app instantly connects ASL-speakers with interpreters who can translate sign language into spoken word.
There is no better cure for road rage than listening to the sultry tones of the Cookie Monster telling you to take the next right.
The Finnish city of Lahti has created the CitiCAP app, which rewards eco-friendly behavior with virtual rewards... like cake.
Kevin Costner has produced an iPhone app that tells stories of local history related to where you and your family are driving on a road trip.
The world's leading provider of meditation and mindfulness tools is making all of its content free for unemployed and furloughed US workers.
Since it is currently mating season for the peacocks of the Franklin Park Zoo, this clever cop came up with a brilliant rescue strategy for the rogue bird.
As a means of helping smartphone users protect the planet, this app has been designed to show how much your device usage is contributing to CO2 emissions.
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