For most of the last century, the centres of higher education and science were in the West. The United States, Britain, and ...

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Amid concern about student screen time and mental health, new research indicates that most U.S. public schools already have policies regulating the use of smartphones in class.

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Most of the media coverage of the federal government's recent cuts in federal research money for universities has focused on ...

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While headlines focus on Harvard and Columbia, state universities train far more STEM students, power the nation’s research ...

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Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb renewed his criticism of the scientific establishment this week, accusing leading astronomy ...

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb says the 3I/ATLAS anomalies could hint at alien technology, a possibility with major implications for humanity ...