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A sign marks the outside of the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. J. David Ake/Getty Images

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Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

Staff Writer - October 19, 2025

Many physicians who aren’t U.S. citizens come to the U.S. to do medical residency programs. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

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How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in rural America

More mixed-use development is likely coming to another parking lot near Coors Field. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built

A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened. Bettmann/Getty Images

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Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever

New limits on federal loans could create new obstacles for students. Nirat/Getty Images Plus

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New student loan limits could change who gets to become a professor, doctor or lawyer

The vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

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Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while...

Staff Writer - June 4, 2025

The Industrial Revolution mechanized production. Today, there’s a similar risk with the automation of thought. kutaytanir/E+ via Getty Images

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Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity...

Staff Writer - June 2, 2025

Consumer technologies get wet as a regular part of everyday life. Shuvro Mojumder/Unsplash , CC BY-SA

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Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet

Staff Writer - June 2, 2025

Solar panels on grasslands can generate electricity and useful forage or wildlife habitat. Matthew Sturchio, CC BY-ND

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Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Staff Writer - June 1, 2025

Global big beasts have a tendency to put their foot down. Alexander W Helin/Getty Images

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Are hegemonies a relic of the past? The role of coercion...

Staff Writer - June 1, 2025

The Mexican-American community in southwest Detroit held a rally in March 2025, asking ICE to leave the immigrant community alone. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Detroit’s population grew in 2023, 2024 − a strategy to welcome...

Staff Writer - May 30, 2025

DEI has a long history. Nora Carol Photography via Getty Images

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Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

Staff Writer - May 29, 2025

Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

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Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect...

Staff Writer - May 27, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

Flux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a rope, that look similar to tornadoes on Earth. NOAA, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Chip Manchester

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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun...

Staff Writer - October 13, 2025

Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan and Ward B. (Chip) Manchester, University of Michigan Weather forecasting is a powerful tool....

Prof. Jie Huang stands with the MOF-based breathalyzer his lab developed with support from the NIH. Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T

Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning...

October 11, 2025

The quantum behavior of superconducting circuits like the small white square above was a major discovery. K. Cicak and R. Simmonds/NIST

Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched...

October 9, 2025

The world’s largest geothermal power station is under construction in Utah. Business Wire via AP

Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...

October 8, 2025

Xerius Jackson, age 7, gets an MMR vaccine during the Texas measles outbreak in March 2025. Jan Sonnenmair via Getty Images

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead...

October 7, 2025