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Large numbers of college students are now using artificial intelligence to complete—and cheat on—their assignments, suggesting that colleges and universities need to change how they are evaluating students, finds new Cornell research. An analysis of survey responses from more than…
Engineers from Katalyst stabilize their LINK robotic servicing spacecraft during environmental testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The LINK spacecraft will be encapsulated in Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, for launch…
About two billion people—just under a quarter of the world’s population—lack regular access to clean drinking water, and roughly 800,000 people annually die from illnesses associated with unsanitary water.
Financial inclusion has emerged as a driver rather than a secondary outcome of development, according to research in the International Journal of Intelligent Enterprise. Financial inclusion defines the extent to which individuals and firms have fair, affordable, and reliable access…
Polarization is often created by political elites aiming to gain popularity, but it can also be caused by social conflicts rooted in extreme inequalities, according to a new book about Latin America politics co-authored by two Cornell professors. The book…
Africa has the world’s youngest population, and many young adults rely on informal or temporary employment, making digital financial literacy (DFL) critical for long-term financial resilience and sustainable economic development. In a study published in Sustainability, researchers have surveyed Rwandan…
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22), and you can watch the action live.
A new longitudinal study by the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has uncovered a nuanced relationship between digital literacy and cyberbullying among local adolescents. The findings show that teens with lower levels of digital literacy are more vulnerable to…
The health of liberal democracies has been the focus of interest for political science for some time, against a global backdrop marked by the rise of political polarization and tense incidents like those that took place in the United States…
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