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Texas’ new list of required readings for public schools, which includes biblical stories and excerpts, will begin to take effect in 2030. AP Photo/David Goldman

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Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

Staff Writer - June 29, 2026

Private U.S. colleges and universities are charging an average of $44,961 in tuition for the 2025-26 school year. Catherine Lane/Moment via Getty Images

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College is unaffordable for many Americans – but don’t just blame rising tuition

Approximately $2 billion in earmarked money went to colleges and universities from September 2025 through October 2026. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Both Democrats and Republicans give millions to universities in earmarks – but not in the same way

Screening is essential to prevent and effectively treat colorectal cancer. Varlay/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Poop tests and blood tests join colonoscopy as options for colorectal cancer screening

A New Glenn rocket stands ready at the launchpad in April 2026, a month before disaster would strike. AP Photo/John Raoux

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Blue Origin rocket exploded on launchpad, throwing the future of NASA’s Artemis program into question

A frog-eating bat approaches a túngara frog, one of its preferred foods. Grant Maslowski

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Young bats learn to be discriminating when listening for their next meal

Staff Writer - April 29, 2025

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks at a conference in 2022. Kimberly White/Getty Images for SumOfUs

Education

No whistleblower is an island – why networks of allies are...

Staff Writer - April 29, 2025

A record number of female candidates stood in the 2024 Japanese election. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images

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Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics...

Staff Writer - April 27, 2025

Joanna Vanderham as Desdemona and Hugh Quarshie as the title character in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of ‘Othello.’ Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images

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‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’:...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2025

Prospective students tour Georgetown University’s campus in Washington in 2013. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

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US colleges and universities have billions stashed away in endowments −...

Staff Writer - April 24, 2025

Neurons that fire together sometimes wire together. PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for...

Staff Writer - April 18, 2025

Students at Stanford University, where at least six international students have had their visas revoked in recent days. Ben Margot/AP Photo

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International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies...

Staff Writer - April 17, 2025

An illustration from an Arabic translation of a story in the ‘Pañcatantra,’ a collection of animal fables. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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What ancient animal fables from India teach about political wisdom

Staff Writer - April 7, 2025

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Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

Staff Writer - June 20, 2026

Charles N. Haas, Drexel University and Robert Promisloff, Drexel University The landmark Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia went out...

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

June 16, 2026

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026