A, B, C or D: Grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted.
Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted.
Education
Dec 16, 2025
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The year 2025 has not been a great one for U.S.-Chinese relations. Tit-for-tat tariffs and the scramble over rare earth elements has dampened economic relations between the world's two leading economies. Meanwhile, territorial ...
Political science
Dec 16, 2025
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Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch)—I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what people are saying, I ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2025
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Navigating the chaos of Christmas celebrations can feel a bit like fighting through the battle of Armageddon. Yet while it might be tempting to escape this with a hot chocolate and another viewing of Love Actually, Christmas ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2025
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Geriatric veterinary care is in great shape, with dogs and cats living on average 11.3 years, according to French data. Our knowledge of how to accompany them in later life is expanding fast. We now know that simple changes ...
Veterinary medicine
Dec 16, 2025
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Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, whose atmospheric composition challenges our understanding of how it formed.
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2025
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Enabling collaboration to monetize emissions is becoming increasingly attainable as researchers explore enhancing integration within the industrial sector through work focused on Carbon–Hydrogen–Oxygen Symbiosis Networks ...
Materials Science
Dec 16, 2025
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In the fields of intelligent health care and robotic sensing, the development of ultra-thin flexible temperature sensors serves as a core prerequisite for achieving high conformability and integration. However, a fundamental ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 16, 2025
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One of the most common human gestures, the pointing finger, appears frequently in Old Master paintings as a guiding cue. However, its influence on viewers' gaze has never been systematically investigated. Researchers in experimental ...
Other
Dec 16, 2025
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Seabirds in one of the remotest parts of the planet are being exposed to a wide range of forever chemicals, scientists have discovered.
Environment
Dec 16, 2025
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