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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

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Careful planning and analysis are part of trying to reduce the chance of a false-positive finding. Arnon Mungyodklang/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish

A wider look at ethical questions around generative AI brings in much more than academic integrity. Huaxia Zhou via Getty Images

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Student cheating dominates talk of generative AI in higher ed, but universities and tech companies face ethical issues too

Developers of Wendy’s Village, an affordable housing complex planned for teachers in Colorado Springs, Colo., completed their first homes in July 2025. WeFortify

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America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back

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

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Trainspotting might open up the world of drugs to readers but...

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After the crash, who owns the British university in 2014?

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Keeping kids in school is not as simple as carrots and...

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How to be a world leader when you grow up –...

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You wouldn’t want an unqualified doctor or lawyer … so why...

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Literature is way too snobby, so say goodbye to Guilty Pleasures

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Solar power has been expanding quickly, but natural gas is also booming. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images

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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...

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Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...

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

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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 –...

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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...

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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...

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