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Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most famous images

Staff Writer - November 15, 2025

If students can’t demonstrate their thinking, how can professors know whether they are learning? SDI Productions via Getty Images

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Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

Black Myth: Wukong has enthralled gamers around the world with its rich visuals and vigorous fight sequences. Courtesy Game Science

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Black Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power

Made you look. Zhen Li via Getty Images

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Color complexity in social media posts leads to more engagement, new research shows

A new AI research center opening in North Carolina: Colleges and universities are embracing AI technology, often through corporate partnerships. North Carolina Central University via Getty Images

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Why higher ed’s AI rush could put corporate interests over public service and independence

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Frontier supercomputer is one of the world’s fastest. Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, CC BY

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Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

Staff Writer - May 14, 2025

The creative process involves choices that lead artists to places they couldn’t have imagined. Eoneren/E+ via Getty Images

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Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2025

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Better in beta? Why early access games are a double-edged sword

Staff Writer - October 15, 2014

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Why companies have little incentive to invest in cybersecurity

Staff Writer - March 15, 2015

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Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors

Staff Writer - March 10, 2016

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Tetris the movie: can falling bricks really make it big where...

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

An estimated 85% of K-12 public school teachers recently reported that they used AI during the 2024-2025 school year. ismagilov/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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More and more teachers and students are using AI – even...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2026

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iWorm hack shows Macs are vulnerable too

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026