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AI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content. AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu using Google Gemini 3

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Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next

Staff Writer - January 1, 2026

Large language models have become extremely good at mimicking human writing. Robert Wicher/iStock via Getty Images

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Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI

Yes, AI tutors can provide individualized feedback, but learning is inherently social. Maskot via Getty Images

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The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process

President Donald Trump displays his executive order countering state laws regulating AI. Alex Wong/Getty Images

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What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation

Many of the year’s winners reference the lack of meaning and certainty in our online interactions. Mininyx Doodle/iStock via Getty Images

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2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment

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Star Wars: these could be the droids we’re looking for in...

Staff Writer - December 17, 2015

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How drones can deliver tangible benefits to ordinary people in Africa

Staff Writer - July 23, 2015

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Totally addicted to apps: difficulty makes Candy Crush so sweet

Staff Writer - June 12, 2015

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Is Europe’s Google antitrust probe a ‘war’ against US tech?

Staff Writer - June 11, 2015

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Apple’s developer conference shows why ‘borrowing’ others’ ideas is a good...

Staff Writer - June 11, 2015

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When will we have better batteries than lithium-ion for gadgets and...

Staff Writer - June 11, 2015

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Virtual distance: technology is rewriting the rulebook for human interaction

Staff Writer - May 21, 2015

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Penn State hack exposes theft risk of student personal data

Staff Writer - May 21, 2015

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EXPLORING NATURE

Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

Environment

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...

Staff Writer - January 3, 2026

Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma

Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...

December 31, 2025

U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

December 31, 2025

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

December 27, 2025

Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

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