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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 30, 2025
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Five myths about learning a new language—busted
Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, fear—or the memory of struggling ...
Education
Dec 29, 2025
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How can Canada become a global AI powerhouse? By investing in mathematics
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece.
Mathematics
Dec 25, 2025
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Children face punishment because of unaffordable school uniforms, new poll reveals
Thousands of children are being unfairly punished and excluded from education activities because their families cannot afford expensive school uniforms, according to new research conducted by Dr. Matt Barnes, senior lecturer ...
Economics & Business
Dec 23, 2025
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Should kids at least do a little bit of school work over the holidays?
As the summer holidays begin in Australia, parents may feel concerned their children will "forget how to spell their own names" during the long school break.
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2025
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Super Mario Bros. help fight burnout: Study links classic games to boosted happiness
A new study published by JMIR Serious Games reports that popular video games, such as the Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi games, may offer meaningful emotional benefits for young adults. The research, titled "Super Mario Bros. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2025
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Want to read more in 2026? Here's how to revive your love of books
People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it's never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.
Education
Dec 22, 2025
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Providing AI training leads to more critical and ethical use by university students
No longer a technological novelty, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become a common tool for everyday academic tasks among the university community. In view of this, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) ...
Education
Dec 22, 2025
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Scientists who use AI tools are publishing more papers than ever before
Science is entering a massive publishing boom, in large part due to artificial intelligence. New research published in the journal Science has revealed that scientists who use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are ...
Medical students explore ChatGPT's ability to support qualitative research
Newly published research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine highlights student-led work in medical education and examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can assist with qualitative research.
Education
Dec 19, 2025
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Early testing of schoolchildren has absolutely zero effect, researchers say
Early testing of schoolchildren has no impact on their educational attainment down the line. Nor do the tests have any effect on pupils' mental health or how happy they are at school.
Education
Dec 18, 2025
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'This year nearly broke me as a scientist': US researchers reflect on how 2025's science cuts have changed their lives
From beginning to end, 2025 was a year of devastation for scientists in the United States.
Education
Dec 18, 2025
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Universities' work towards Indigenous identity policies signals difficult conversations
In recent years, members of the Canadian public have witnessed the misrepresentation of Indigenous identities.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2025
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Survey of researchers shows active AI adoption for core scientific tasks
A new study provides answers based on a survey with more than 6,000 researchers from the Max Planck Society and the Fraunhofer Society. The highlights: Researchers actively use AI, including for core and creative research ...
Education
Dec 18, 2025
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Are talented youth nurtured the wrong way? Top performers develop differently than assumed, says study
Traditional research into giftedness and expertise assumes that the key factors to develop outstanding achievements are early performance (e.g., in a school subject, sport, or in concerts) and corresponding abilities (e.g., ...
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2025
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There's little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
A group of college students braved the frigid New England weather on Dec. 13, 2025, to attend a late afternoon review session at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Eleven of those students were struck by gunfire ...
Education
Dec 18, 2025
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Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game
Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age. According to the researchers, the new technology, ...
Archaeology
Dec 18, 2025
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Teens discover books on social media. What will the under-16s ban do to their reading?
In a video address to the nation, timed with Australia's world-first teen social media ban, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese encouraged under-16-year-olds newly unable to access social media to "read that book."
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2025
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Support for scientific funding doesn't have to be partisan—but scientists must make the case, says new study
When federal science agencies became the focus of sweeping budget cuts earlier this year, the national debate quickly took on a familiar shape: Conservatives approved of the budget cuts while liberals opposed them.
Education
Dec 17, 2025
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New analytics show US schools can adopt later start times without raising costs
For decades, school districts have struggled to adopt later high school start times, despite overwhelming medical evidence that early bells harm teen health. A new study in the journal Management Science demonstrates that ...
Economics & Business
Dec 17, 2025
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