The problem with the school smartphone debate
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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The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts. Public universities that have the most to lose
Most of the media coverage of the federal government’s recent cuts in federal research money for universities has focused on its effects on a handful of elite Ivy League universities, such as Harvard, Columbia and Cornell.
Examining trends and factors of urban shrinkage in medium-sized cities
Cities do not always grow in a straight line. Like living organisms, they experience growth, maturity, and sometimes decline. This decline, known as urban shrinkage, is a natural phase in the urban life cycle. It is common in industrialized cities,…
The toy aisle is still full of gender bias. Here’s how to navigate it these holidays
Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. But buying the right presents for kids can feel like a minefield, with an ever-growing list of choices and factors to consider. Among all…
With feathers into the afterlife: New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial
The approximately 9,000-year-old grave of the shaman from Bad Dürrenberg (Saalekreis district) is one of the most spectacular finds in Central European archaeology. Excavated under considerable time pressure in 1934, subsequent investigations at the site from 2019 onwards allowed for…
Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user
Blue Origin is targeting Dec. 18 for its NS-37 suborbital launch, which will fly a wheelchair user to space for the first time ever.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida on worldwide 300th orbital flight of 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. It was the 300th worldwide orbital launch attempt of 2025.
Q&A: Why prosperity in the U.S. and India now rise—or fall—together
As global economic relationships evolve, Achyuta Adhvaryu, professor of economics at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and director of the 21st Century India Center, says one partnership stands out for its potential to…
NASA’s Chandra telescope uses ‘X-arithmetic’ to reveal how black holes shape galaxy clusters (images)
A novel “X-arithmetic” technique reveals how black holes shape the universe’s largest structures.
The surprising theology inside today’s Advent calendars
It would be easy to conclude that Advent calendars—usually with 25 compartments that reveal a treat, image or scripture, used to count down the days from Dec. 1 to Christmas Eve—represent just another way Christmas is ruined by commercialization. They’ve…