That would be an awesome capability."

How did we get here?

For some reason, NASA chose not to publicly release its Mars orbiter objectives.

If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it’s past time to send new missions.

A small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful AI platforms.

Reflect Orbital's ambitious space mirror project promises to revolutionize solar energy—but could it disrupt the night sky and ecosystems forever?

In the October 2025 OLC Snap Survey, participants raised an increasingly common question: What are the ethical implications of Generative AI (GenAI)’s environmental impact? As both a regular user of t...

The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.

The U. of Tulsa was a commuter campus that tried — and tried again — to become a regional powerhouse. Now it’s drowning in red ink.

Save democracy by holding a single, winners-take-all vote for congressional seats in every state.

Why I’m keeping an eye on the political trajectory of Jason Crow, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Sullivan Farm is home to professional learning programs and resources for both school children and adults to expand awareness of their relationship with the environment.

Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.

A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.

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Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission

It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…

Simple climate prediction models can outperform deep-learning approaches when predicting future temperature changes, but deep learning has potential for estimating more complex variables like rainfall...

Susan Monarez was confirmed as the CDC’s director in July. Three top agency officials announced resignations as the Trump administration moved to oust her.

Anastasia Khvorova’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School shows how quickly the administration is dismantling an 80-year partnership that made the U.S. a scientific superpower.

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at small edges and meandering fronts in the Baltic Sea.

Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.

Clean energy tax credits have fueled a surge of geothermal projects in K-12 schools across the nation — which may be under threat if the credits are repealed.

The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.

If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt, causing seas to rise and displacing coastal communities, a study finds.

Contact your Senators to encourage them to sign the congressional letter requesting full funding for NASA Science Mission Directorate in Fiscal Year 2026. If your Senator has already signed the ...

What happened to all the water on Mars? The answer may lie underground.

Students, faculty, and staff need to understand the fundamentals of AI to able to effectively use AI tools and evaluate the outputs.

Discover Khan Academy's OER Climate Project course, a solutions-based approach to tackling climate change. Empower students to explore real-world climate solutions through engaging interdisciplinary l...

It’s really difficult to get a clear sign of life on an exoplanet.

“This would decimate American leadership in space.”…

In this episode, hosts Sophie and Jenay talk with Karen Costa and Kristen Gay about the latest EDUCAUSE QuickPoll on sustainability in higher educatio

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

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Learning requires friction. Here’s how to get students to disclose and evaluate their own usage of tools like ChatGPT.

Firefly’s first mission to the Moon will deliver 10 NASA CLPS payloads to Mare Crisium with a target landing date of March 2, 2025.

The northern lowlands of early Mars could have contained a significant quantity of liquid water. However, the ocean hypothesis remains controversia...