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Could this be the next Blitzen? Feeding a reindeer in Lapland, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Moment via Getty Images

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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours

Staff Writer - December 16, 2025

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

Israeli settlers gather near the Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron on Dec. 10, 2025. Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images, CC BY

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West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests

Coins convey important messages about what it means to be an American; the White House knows this. Max Zolotukhin, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs

A video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s X account shows the moment an oil tanker was seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela. U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP

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Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue

For many American men, the draw of the international dating industry is the idea of ‘more traditional’ women. Kurgenc/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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From ‘mail-order brides’ to ‘passport bros,’ the international dating industry often...

Staff Writer - November 23, 2025

Hollywood screenwriter Samuel Ornitz speaks before the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 1947. UPI/Bettmann Archive via Getty Images

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First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against...

Staff Writer - November 23, 2025

Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor Lisa Phillips speaks during the press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2025. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

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‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the...

Staff Writer - November 20, 2025

These faces are fake – generated by artificial intelligence – but useful for training other AI systems about human faces. David Beniaguev

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When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - November 16, 2025

Undercooked turkey is a leading cause of foodborne illness on Thanksgiving. AlexRaths/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Don’t let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner

Staff Writer - November 15, 2025

Being able to buy nutritious groceries is essential for your family’s health. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids...

Staff Writer - November 14, 2025

The most meaningful gifts reflect the recipient’s values and identity – and the giver’s, too. Halfpoint images/Moment via Getty Images

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Turn shopping stress into purposeful gift giving by cultivating ‘consumer wisdom’...

Staff Writer - November 12, 2025

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Carbon capture and storage projects capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and power plants and pipe them underground to geological formations. Nopphinan/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels,...

Staff Writer - December 2, 2025

Ramesh Agarwal, Washington University in St. Louis As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand...

Members of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas meet at Pink’s restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm before the holiday rush in 2009. Business Wire via AP

What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...

November 29, 2025

A person sits in a field of crops after a raid by U.S. immigration agents. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

November 28, 2025

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

November 25, 2025

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse range of wild mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. Vaivirga/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

November 24, 2025