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How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had thought – new research

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Teachers need to be scientists themselves, experimenting and measuring the impact of powerful AI products on education. Hyoung Chang via Getty Images

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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools

A researcher works in a cotton field in Jenkins County, Georgia, as part of a project on AI and pesticide use. Dorothy Seybold

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What happens when AI comes to the cotton fields

Some school librarians in Florida have found themselves in the midst of controversy over complaints of “obscene” titles in their libraries. Trish233/iStock via Getty Images

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Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

The primary way scientists compete is through their research papers. Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse

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New York mayor’s preschool crusade helps better-off families

Staff Writer - October 25, 2014

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We must end schools being run by contract – it’s fragmenting...

Staff Writer - October 23, 2014

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The big winners from Sweden’s for-profit ‘free’ schools are companies, not...

Staff Writer - October 23, 2014

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Student loans should be for life, say universities

Staff Writer - October 23, 2014

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Universities may seek more EU students once controls lifted

Staff Writer - October 23, 2014

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My college classroom crusade to teach Marvel to undergrads

Staff Writer - October 21, 2014

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Charter School Power Broker Turns Public Education Into Private Profits

Staff Writer - October 20, 2014

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Interdisciplinary research must sit at the heart of universities

Staff Writer - October 20, 2014

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

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

Staff Writer - October 11, 2025

Jie Huang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Bohong Zhang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Chen Zhu, Missouri University of Science...

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

How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

October 5, 2025