A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the shoreline of an ancient lake. The results were published today in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

About 3,500 Massachusetts borrowers who attended The Art Institutes are eligible for roughly $80 million in relief.

When I strolled into Harvard Yard around 6:00 pm on Friday, a Shabbat service was taking place in the student encampment for Palestine. Dozens of young people were seated in a large circle on the lawn, many wearing keffiyehs, a few wearing kippahs, and at least one wearing both. A guitar player strummed and led the circle in a Yiddish song while campers nearby talked in small groups, or stared at laptops, perhaps preparing for finals. Three police SUVs were parked in sight of the camp on the centuries-old Yard, and a keffiyeh was tied around the sculpted head of the university’s namesake, John Harvard.

The Sheffield Historical Society is celebrating the life of William Jones, a Black Civil War veteran. The group plans to unveil a new headstone for Jones, who died in 1902.

Geologists have unearthed new evidence that the Pacific Ocean plate is wracked with colossal faults, caused by the plate slowly drifting westward and plunging into the Earth’s mantle. The researchers believe their findings, if accurate, have the potential to redefine what we previously understood ab

The goal of NPE is to connect all those who are passionate about our schools – students, parents, teachers and citizens. We share information and research on vital issues that concern the future of public education at a time when it is under attack.

WELLFLEET – Ten stranded dolphins are back in the water after a seven-hour rescue in Wellfleet last night. International Fund for Animal Welfare officials said 11 were reported three hours be…

After a nasty computer glitch five months ago, Voyager 1 is once again able to communicate with Earth in a way that mission operators can understand.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing changes made under the Trump administration and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. “For more than 50 years, Title IX has promised an equal opportunity to learn and thrive […]

David Remnick interviews Jonathan Haidt, the author of “The Anxious Generation,” about the effect that social media is having on children’s mental health and how we can reverse course.

Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday's hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.

This edition is about the number one movie currently in the U.S., Alex Garland’s Civil War.

Don’t worry if you have not yet seen it.  There are no spoilers.  Mostly because there is absolutely nothing in the film to spoil.

The story, set more or less in the present or the very near future, is about an American Civil War that has torn most of the country apart.  There seems to be a vaguely Trumpian President in power. He is in his third term and has dissolved the FBI (though we don’t know if he did this because he was faced with an armed uprising or were these acts the cause of the revolt.   He is on the verge of losing the war to something called the Western Forces – an alliance between, are you ready, California and Texas!

No, this isn’t an intentional comedy.

“Maryland takes a bold step forward in safeguarding the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ youth and educators.”…

Local school leaders say some of the resources they have received from the state education department have been helpful, but want more guidance on navigating the conversation around gender identity in schools.

This article was co-published with EdSurge. When pueblos in New Mexico looked into running fiber into Jemez Day School, a K-6 school run by the Bureau of

We focus today on how dictators come to power, but knowing how they ended up is equally important.

New England has thousands of miles of stone walls. A geoscientist explains why analyzing them scientifically is a solid step toward preserving them

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural

The newest generation of kids are growing up in a hyper-connected world where artificial intelligence is unavoidable.

It’s shaping up to be a silent partner in their lives as companies race to develop AI assistants, and smart systems seamlessly blend into our surroundings. Until recently, the education sector did not give much thought to the technology.

Then, along came ChatGPT, capable of generating essays, code, and other assignments with a human-like quality that prompted considerable debate over whether AI should even have a role in schools.

President Biden has been trying to get young voters excited about his 2024 reelection bid, even though polls show they're disappointed with some of his policies.

Today on TAP: They are making a fraught situation worse by letting the far right define antisemitism and the necessary campus responses.

Kids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic of mental illness and suggests ways to fix it.

More than 5 million college students are also parents. But many colleges do little to support them. Most don't even offer child care.