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The impact of scientific research extends far beyond the laboratory. Breakthroughs like insulin and innovations like the internet have transformed our everyday lives. They also influence policymaking and the overall economy. To make the most of every discovery, we must…
Previous research has shown that higher education dampens support for capital punishment, but University of Nebraska scholars have discovered those collegiate effects are lessened among conservatives.
American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions for over a century. In 1922, Thomas Edison declared that in the near future, all school textbooks would be replaced by film strips, because text was 2% efficient,…
Artificial intelligence, for better or for worse, has become an integral part of college students’ study habits.
A new study reveals the subtle effects of survey interfaces on people’s responses—and how those small differences can add up.
Image specialist Andy Saunders on mining NASA’s archives for the ultimate record of America’s early space programs
A chance encounter with plastic waste on a tropical beach sparked a deep investigation into what those fragments mean for human health. The research reveals that bottled water isn’t as pure as it seems—each sip may contain invisible microplastics that…
Science is advancing faster than ever—and so are its impacts on our lives around the world.
To keep the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at peak performance, ESO engineers carefully recoat its enormous mirrors.
Two decades of stalled progress on closing the U.S. gender pay gap may have less to do with the office and more to do with the kitchen sink.