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An estimated 85% of K-12 public school teachers recently reported that they used AI during the 2024-2025 school year. ismagilov/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good

Staff Writer - March 18, 2026

In this illustration, Spinosaurus mirabilis fight over a carcass some 95 million years ago in what is now the Sahara Desert in Niger. Dani Navarro

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Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from a decades‑old book into the Sahara Desert

If you aren’t working at it, you’re not learning it − something college students need to understand as AI makes producing work easier. Sam Edwards via Getty Images

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A writing professor’s new task in the age of AI: Teaching students when to struggle

A famous UAP video shows an unexplained object as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. Department of Defense via AP

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While the US government is investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, academic researchers studying them face stigma

Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84 after living with progressive supranuclear palsy. AP Photo/Erin Hooley

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Jesse Jackson’s misdiagnosis of Parkinson’s is common – new genetic discovery could lead to treatment for this deadly disease

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You may not even need a telescope to see Comet 46P/Wirtanen...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2018

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Looking for a high-tech gift for a young child? Think playgrounds,...

Staff Writer - December 14, 2018

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You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you...

Staff Writer - December 10, 2018

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I used facial recognition technology on birds

Staff Writer - December 7, 2018

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How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and...

Staff Writer - November 29, 2018

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Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies

Staff Writer - November 27, 2018

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Inspired by sci-fi, an airplane with no moving parts and a...

Staff Writer - November 26, 2018

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Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2018

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Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in 2017. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment Collection via Getty Images

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Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...

Staff Writer - March 5, 2026

Gillian Russell, Penn State and Glenn Sterner, University of Kentucky Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online...

Mabel Stark tamed tigers – and even wrestled with them. Circus and Allied Arts Collection, Illinois State University's Special Collections, Milner Library

The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous...

March 3, 2026

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...

February 28, 2026

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation...

February 26, 2026

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...

February 25, 2026