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There are fewer than 100 speakers of the Arapaho language today. Mark Makela/GettyImages

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A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last speakers are gone

Staff Writer - November 26, 2025

ChatGPT has become the go-to app for hundreds of millions of people. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato

Education

The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

At the University of Minnesota, researchers, scientists and other supporters protested against proposed cuts to scientific research funding. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Research breakthroughs often come through collaborations − attacks on academic freedom threaten this vital work

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

Work-study students often still have unmet financial needs, even after their 15- to 20-hour-per-week jobs fill in some of the gaps. champpix/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs

Nanoparticles move through materials like tiny cars through a maze. OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images

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Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2025

Being able to follow and contribute to a live group conversation is the gold standard of language learning. Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images

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What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language

Staff Writer - November 10, 2025

James Watson was both a towering and controversial figure in science. Gerhard Rauchwetter/picture alliance via Getty Images

Education

James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from...

Staff Writer - November 9, 2025

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

Education

America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2025

An Akkadian cylinder seal, circa 2350-2150 B.C.E., depicts a contest scene. The image on the right shows the impression the seal would make. Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of Charles Dikran and Beatrice Kelekian, 1999/Metropolitan Museum of Art

Education

Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what...

Staff Writer - November 3, 2025

Student loan debt has continued to rise in the country over the past few decades. William Potter/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Education

Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public...

Staff Writer - November 3, 2025

The International Space Station has housed visitors continuously for roughly 25 years. NASA

Education

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us...

Staff Writer - November 2, 2025

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

Education

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship...

Staff Writer - October 30, 2025

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A technician walks through a solar farm in Goma, Congo, in 2025. AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa

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Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it...

Staff Writer - November 17, 2025

Jay Gulledge, University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee You might not know it from the headlines, but there...

A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

Can the world quit coal?

November 16, 2025

Wheat infected by Fusarium, a toxic fungus, has kernels that appear white with orange at the base. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty...

November 13, 2025

What counts as success in species recovery? U.S. Forest Service via AP

Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species

October 31, 2025

The popularity of rural cemeteries spurred the development of the first city parks. Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images

Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs...

October 31, 2025