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Hampshire College’s campus entrance on April 16, 2026, a few days after the school announced it is closing. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Hampshire College’s demise is yet another blow to creative, outside‑the‑box options in higher education

Staff Writer - April 18, 2026

Cannabis users have a variety of products to choose from. Arturo Barajas/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Entrepreneurship

Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind

A vessel heads toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026. Shady Alassar/Anadolu via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters

On ‘Shark Tank,’ the ‘sharks,’ or investors, hear pitches from entrepreneurs to invest in their business. Courtesy of ABC

Entrepreneurship

What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive

SpaceX is among the many companies that hope their initial public offerings take off. AP Photo/John Raoux

Entrepreneurship

SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs are unlikely to bring skyrocketing returns that Amazon and Apple did, as companies go public later in life and early...

Colorado was first to pass comprehensive AI legislation in the U.S. wildpixel/Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find...

Staff Writer - November 21, 2025

These faces are fake – generated by artificial intelligence – but useful for training other AI systems about human faces. David Beniaguev

Entrepreneurship

When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2025

Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the...

Staff Writer - November 12, 2025

Being able to follow and contribute to a live group conversation is the gold standard of language learning. Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language

Staff Writer - November 10, 2025

Some compounds in waste produced in the brewing process could be repurposed for antibacterial drugs. Iuri Gagarin/iStock via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria

Staff Writer - November 6, 2025

It may be possible to be too fit. Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers,...

Staff Writer - November 5, 2025

Developers of Wendy’s Village, an affordable housing complex planned for teachers in Colorado Springs, Colo., completed their first homes in July 2025. WeFortify

Entrepreneurship

America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2025

About 2.4 million Americans are artists, or 1% of the workforce. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

It’s always been hard to make it as an artist in...

Staff Writer - October 31, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

The Salton Sea is shrinking and releasing toxic dust from its lake bed. Jennifer Davis/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Environment

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...

Staff Writer - April 5, 2026

Jill Johnston, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California and Shohreh Farzan, University of Southern California Southern California’s...

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

March 29, 2026

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when...

March 27, 2026

The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country skiing in winter. Mario Tama/Getty Images

2026’s historic snow drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the...

March 26, 2026