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Henry David Thoreau investigated the Sudbury River as America’s first river scientist. Robert M. Thorson

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Thoreau the scientist – how environmental research informed ‘Walden’ and later works

Staff Writer - May 10, 2026

Sylvia Moy was a trailblazing Motown songwriter. L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame

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Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

A mother leads her 7- and 9-year-old sons in a morning lesson during homeschool in Buffalo, Minn., in September 2023. Nicole Neri for The Washington Post via Getty Images

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The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post‑pandemic

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

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Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds

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

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

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Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

Staff Writer - February 27, 2020

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Why some of the best-known tunes, like ‘Happy Birthday,’ are the...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2020

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Girls are reaching new heights in basketball, but huge pay gaps...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2020

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What makes something ironic?

Staff Writer - February 20, 2020

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Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version...

Staff Writer - February 19, 2020

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America’s postwar fling with romance comics

Staff Writer - February 14, 2020

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On the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a look back...

Staff Writer - February 13, 2020

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Why so many architects are angered by ‘Making Federal Buildings Beautiful...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2020

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You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

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You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

Staff Writer - May 16, 2026

Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology When you ask a large language model a question, the reply may include...

Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

May 16, 2026

Colorado’s peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

May 15, 2026

Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby. NASA

Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend...

May 14, 2026

Tarot readings can encourage self-reflection. But what happens when you turn to AI to interpret the cards? Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Sally Hansen

How tarot readers are using AI – and what it says...

May 13, 2026