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Modeling Planetary Magnetism Lab

This interactive lab activity engages advanced students in investigating planetary magnetic fields using physical models and smartphone sensors, bridging physics and planetary science.

  • Lab teaches planetary magnetic fields through hands-on activities
  • Students compare Earth and Mars magnetic properties
  • Last updated October 7, 2025 by AAPT

Business

Silver and Bronze Sponsors announced for London International Shipping Week 2027 (LISW27)

Shipping Innovation, owner and organiser of London International Shipping Week 2027, is pleased to announce the latest companies confirmed as Silver and Bronze Sponsors of LISW27.

  • LISW27 announces Silver sponsors: Swedish Club, Brookes Bell, Cambiaso Risso Group
  • Bronze sponsors include Faststream, Akabogu Law, 7KBW
  • Sponsors represent marine insurance, legal services, maritime expertise

Finance & Markets

Japan’s Long-Term Interest Rates Surge Amid Tax Cut Concerns

Japan’s long-term interest rates are nearing 3% for the first time in 30 years, driven by persistent inflation and mounting market anxiety over fiscal shortfalls from Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s…

  • Long-term Japanese interest rates rose above 2.93% in August 2026
  • 8% consumption tax cut on food from April 2027 causing concerns
  • Potential funding shortfall of up to ¥5 trillion due to tax cut

Culture

Four Decades of Video Game Music: The Lasting Impact of Taitō’s Zuntata Team

The video game publisher Taitō has produced countless hits over the years. A major part of their appeal has been the music and sounds that forge emotional connections between player and game.

  • Ogura Hisayoshi, Taitō employee, created soundtracks for multiple iconic games
  • Ishikawa Katsuhisa, Zuntata member, excelled in sound creation for various titles
  • Together, they shaped video game music for four decades

Science

Make an Aurora Bracelet Activity

This activity guides learners in how to make a bracelet with the different colors of the auroras, which are caused by different gases in Earth’s atmosphere.

  • Aurora Bracelet activity teaches aurora science
  • Students explore energy, waves, heliophysics concepts
  • Grades K-5 to 9-12+ can use instructional PDF

Science

Make an Astrolabe Activity

This hands-on activity guides learners through constructing their own astrolabe to practice angle measurements for determining height, effectively integrating geometry into astronomy units.

  • Students build astrolabe to learn astronomy
  • Activity uses geometry to teach angles
  • Resource from UAF available October 7, 2025

Health & Medicine

Parents frustrated with long wait times for Ontario autism program

A Vaughan mother is frustrated after waiting years to access the provincial autism program, with no clear end in sight. Amy Jones says her six-year-old son Elijah has autism and speech apraxia.

  • Amy Jones frustrated with long wait times for Ontario autism program.
  • Over 70,000 children on waitlist for Ontario Autism Program (OAP).
  • OAP funding increased 232% since 2018, but impact unclear for Elijah.
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