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Failure to Measure Learning Is Hurting Higher Education

Failure to Measure Learning Is Hurting Higher Education Doug Lederman Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM The public doubts the value of what colleges are providing.

Student Parents in Texas Unaware of Key Supports

Student Parents in Texas Unaware of Key Supports Joshua.Bay Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Priority registration and campus liaisons can ease barriers for student parents. New Trellis Strategies research finds many in Texas don’t know they exist. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.

The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading. Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

We can’t all be like LeBron James at 41. But these athletes still have lots to teach us about active ageing

Elite athletes share with the rest of us a common underlying physiology and the capacity to adapt significantly to training. It’s never too late to start.

Richard Denniss is calling for a gas export tax, but an effective royalty system would be a better option

Richard Denniss notes that the export revenue from Australia’ natural gas mostly goes to foreign shareholders.

Twins can have different parents. How is that possible? A fertility expert explains

A case in the Gold Coast is the first in Australia and only the third reported worldwide.

Total support for right-wing parties rises in Newspoll before Secret Harbour byelection

The gain means Labor’s two-party vote against One Nation would likely drop.

What happens next with bird flu? An expert explains why monitoring matters

Understanding the true magnitude of the current H5N1 outbreak is key to curbing its spread.

Is history a school subject in crisis? New research shows it isn’t, at least not yet

There are fewer students continuing to study history in Year 12 than ever before. But that doesn’t mean they don’t value it.

Mum Club is a necessarily confronting play and a tribute to Blak motherhood

Jorjia Gillis’ comedy on racism and sexism is premiering at Griffin Theatre Company. It has a sharp edge and a big heart.

How does ‘Salmonella’ contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread

From eggs and jalapenos to dog food, granola and pet turtles – it seems like you can catch a Salmonella infection from just about anything these days.

Yiddish’s ‘revival’ points to its resilience as a portable homeland – and a global reach, from Russia to Mexico to the US

Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid today’s revival.

In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats

After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a scholar of constitutional law.

Old people in Namibia are going into debt to pay for everyday costs – new report examines strained household budgets

Caregivers said their priorities were pension increases, a dedicated allowance, food security and basic infrastructure.

3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws

A new study has found that Tasmanian tigers had an adaptation is found in no living carnivorous mammal.

Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones – these findings could inform robot design

Scientists studied active matter systems by racing worms through tubes – to unexpected results.

What would you see if you had one eye on the back of your head and the other in the front?

Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.

Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges

Indictments of a longtime extremism researcher and her former organization raise a crucial question for researchers in the field: What are the ethical limits on research about often-dangerous groups?

Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide

Viewing trust as behaviors, not feelings, can help explain why some heed Aaron Rodgers’ advice over Dr. Fauci’s – and what experts can do about it.

Federal stimulus money bought new technology for Philly students, but many schools lost track of where items went

A significant amount of Philadelphia public schools’ technology and other equipment goes missing each year due to poor inventory and tracking.

Religion, power and politics: what’s behind the violent attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Managing religious affairs in Ethiopia is crucial for national cohesion and broader peacebuilding processes.

John Iliffe: the historian who changed how Africa’s past was understood

John Iliffe was interested in evidence and interpretation, not theoretical abstraction.

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Trade within the Southern African Development Community is an issue holding back agriculture.

The UN says Israel is targeting Palestinian children. Here’s why the ‘bias’ defence doesn’t hold up

The dehumanizing language used by Israeli officials reflects and enables an underlying disregard for Palestinian life that connects to the findings of the recent June 2026 UN Commission of Inquiry report.

The EU’s repair policies are changing the way tech is designed

From phones and laptops to coffee machines and earbuds, new legislation is making it easier to fix tech products.

DOJ Sues 4 More States Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

DOJ Sues 4 More States Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Olivia.sanchez Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez

ED Awards TRIO Grants to Hundreds of Colleges

ED Awards TRIO Grants to Hundreds of Colleges Olivia.sanchez Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM The announcement brings some relief to advocates who worried TRIO money would be rerouted to states and workforce pathway initiatives. Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez

Refining Kevin Carey’s $10K Proposal

Refining Kevin Carey’s $10K Proposal Sara Brady Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Autumn is coming … Byline(s) Matt Reed

How Accreditation Changes Could Impact Professional Licensure

How Accreditation Changes Could Impact Professional Licensure jessica.blake@… Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM As more accreditors opt out of federal recognition or risk having it stripped, some programs and practitioners face mounting uncertainty over what it means for licensing requi

Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People. Few Institutions Do.

Valuing Black Studies Requires Valuing Black People.

UNC Ends Study Abroad Program in China

UNC Ends Study Abroad Program in China sara.custer@in… Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Custer

‘Unlikely’ Brown Could Have Prevented Mass Shooting, Review Finds

‘Unlikely’ Brown Could Have Prevented Mass Shooting, Review Finds sara.custer@in… Mon, 08/31/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Custer

IEEE Engineering Summit Supports Bhutan’s Digital Transformation

In collaboration with the Kingdom of Bhutan government, IEEE recently introduced its Engineering Education, Research, and Innovation Summit.

Where is AI headed? Two media theorists from the 1960s can help us figure it out

AI is a kind of media – and we’ve seen before what new media can do to society.

AI is set to boost productivity and will have a ‘profound’ impact on the jobs market: Treasury

An analysis by the Treasury forecasts that AI has the potential to have a bigger impact on high-skilled and cognitive jobs, not just physical and routine roles.

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The Early Childhood Education at Santa Maria School operates in buildings constructed at the end of the 1960s, which were expanded and renovated in the 2000s.

APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope

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China’s fertility crisis is evidence of its modernization success

China’s only daughters were raised to pursue education, independence and opportunity. Now, those same qualities are increasingly seen as obstacles to marriage and motherhood.

Teach Your Kids How V8s and Stick Shifts Work With This $40 Model Car

It's educational, and cheaper than many Lego sets. The post Teach Your Kids How V8s and Stick Shifts Work With This $40 Model Car appeared first on The Drive .

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Why are El Niños getting stronger? 1,000-year-coral record points to climate change

Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02717-9 A reconstruction of Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures adds to the evidence that human-caused warming is boosting El Niño events.

A solution to the mystery of the missing neutrinos

Nature, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02628-9 Lecture preparations prompt a scientist to poke holes in the ‘gallium anomaly’.

Heisuke Hironaka obituary: mathematician who smoothed out geometry’s complexities

Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02688-x His awe-inspiring proof for the resolution of singularities — such as peaks, edges and self-crossings — revolutionized algebraic geometry.

Will Meta’s deal make social media safe for kids? Researchers are dubious

Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02733-9 Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether there’s evidence they will help.

The Moderna cancer vaccine offers hope — now we must speed up personalized therapies

Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02680-5 A positive trial holds promise for treating people with cancer. More research is needed to get effective vaccines to the clinic.

Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science

Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02732-w Nature reporters discuss the country-music icon's advocacy for vaccines and public health — plus, promising trial results for an mRNA cancer therapy.

Order from disorder: do we need a new law of physics?

Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02685-0 A radical proposal that evolutionary pressures apply to atoms as much as animals should provoke scientific debate.

The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?

Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02669-0 Fear of a possible ‘negative’ leap second is accelerating plans to abolish the practice.

Why are rich people so pessimistic? What the numbers say

Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02687-y Optimism about the future can seem in short supply nowadays, but people’s age, where they live and their expectations have a lot to do with it.

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Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02642-x Using available data and modelling to assess the incidence of snakebites and associated deaths provides information needed for efforts to tackle this public-health concern.

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I start all my Flock research with this database, and you should, too.

Our Research Shows How Just One Security Camera Cuts the Risk of Break-Ins

Studies show a single well-placed security device makes a world of difference when it comes to deterring burglars.

Why it matters that President Trump just dialed in to a NASA news conference

As is standard procedure for major NASA missions, the US space agency held a post-launch news conference on Sunday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide information about how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was faring during its initial maneuvers.

Sleeping in on weekends is good for the heart: What research has shown

Study finds that catching up on sleep at weekends is linked to a lower risk of hypertension.

A winner, a loser, and a mid-stage signal from a major cardiology research conference

The mental health system after Lindsay Clancy, pushing boundaries for new radiopharmaceuticals, and more health news from Morning Rounds

Meeting Nancy Grace Roman: What was the 'mother of Hubble' really like?

Nearly a decade ago, I found myself laughing alongside one of the most iconic women in astronomy.

When is the next lunar eclipse?

August's "almost Blood Moon" partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light show as light filtered by our planet's atmosphere turned it a deep crimson around the point of maximum eclipse.

On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto

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'What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal

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Scientists discover massive 'thermal anomaly' beneath the surface of Mars

New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves.

September full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Harvest Moon

The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m.

Deep Inside a Spanish Cave, Roman Women May Have Worshipped a Mysterious Goddess

Best known for its Paleolithic art, Valencia’s Cova de les Dones also contains a Roman sanctuary where researchers say women appear to have played an active role in the worship of a female deity

Historical Pollution, Not Current Industrial Emissions, Damaged the World's Largest and Oldest Collection of Ancient Rock Art, Study Suggests

Researchers say that past exposure to sulfur dioxide is likely to blame for the increased porosity of the Murujuga rock art created by the Ngarda-Ngarli people tens of thousands of years ago

For Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them Relief

Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers

Forests Didn't Fare Well During an Ancient Global Warming Event, Offering a 'Cautionary' Tale About Today's Climate Change

An intense global warming event 56 million years ago caused a forest in modern-day Wyoming to lose around 60 percent of its canopy cover, and it took more than 100,000 years to bounce back, a study suggests

Would You Eat a Cookie Made From Upcycled Plastic? Scientists Propose a New Way to Deal With Waste and Provide Food in Extreme Environments

A team of researchers programmed yeast to turn broken-down plastic and agricultural waste into sweet treats called µBites. They might come in handy during deep-space missions or in disaster zones, although some critics say the food is impractical

Meet the Newly Discovered Fuzzy Fish Species Named After Mr. Snuffleupagus From 'Sesame Street'

The ghost pipefish's scruffy appearance probably helps it look like floating algae, allowing it to blend in with its environment. Researchers had been on the hunt for this strange creature for years after first spotting one more than two decades ago

Archaeologists in Denmark Discover Rare Fragments of 1,300-Year-Old Clothing Preserved Inside a Viking Age Grave

Researchers found the textile traces on a pair of metal brooches. When the accessories corroded, they released metallic salts that inadvertently preserved the fabric for centuries

Thieves Steal 3,000-Year-Old Treasure in a 'Super-Professional' Museum Heist That Took Only Four Minutes

Officials were shaken after dozens of ancient artifacts vanished from the local archaeological museum in Villena, Spain. The thieves left only a few pieces from the Bronze Age treasure behind

Dogs may hold surprising clues to human longevity

Dogs and humans may have more in common when it comes to aging than scientists realized.

Rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang

Rocky planets may have been able to start forming just 100 million years after the Big Bang, thanks to enormous early supernovae that scattered planet-building elements across space.

Scientists discover a massive heat anomaly deep inside Mars

Mars has a hidden temperature divide, with its southern interior potentially hundreds of degrees hotter than the north and partially molten.

Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with weapons. Their bones reveal why

Weapons buried with ancient Egyptian princesses may have been more than ceremonial decorations.

The next Cascadia megaquake could hit Oregon harder than expected

The Juan de Fuca plate beneath northern Oregon appears to be shallower than previously estimated, potentially making shaking from a future Cascadia megathrust earthquake significantly stronger.

Seven new frog species were hiding beneath Madagascar’s forest floor

Scientists have discovered seven new species of Madagascar’s elusive diamond frogs, using DNA from modern and century-old museum specimens to solve a long-running biological puzzle.

Your waist size may reveal health risks BMI misses

A simple waist measurement may be nearly as effective as more complicated methods for detecting unhealthy levels of body fat. Researchers also found that BMI alone missed many people with obesity, suggesting waist size could provide an important warning sign.

Australia’s red soil may be hiding a massive clean energy source

Researchers have discovered that Western Australia’s iron-rich rocks can naturally generate hydrogen and that the process may be boosted to produce much larger amounts.

Common supplements rival antibiotics for severe gum disease

Omega-3 and low-dose aspirin matched the effectiveness of antibiotics in a year-long study of patients with severe gum disease, with both approaches helping about 58% reach the treatment goal.

This strange “spacetime crystal” can suddenly become a black hole

Physicists have mathematically captured a bizarre “spacetime crystal” that can either dissolve or collapse into a microscopic black hole after only a tiny change in energy.