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Was there really a female king in ancient Egypt 5,000 years ago? New study says yes
# Ancient Egypt Had Female Pharaohs Earlier Than Previously Believed New archaeological research confirms that Meretneith, an ancient Egyptian ruler …
New insights into how the brain responds after a severed nerve is repaired could boost recovery
# Brain Reorganization After Nerve Repair Surgery Offers New Clues for Hand Recovery Surgeons can now restore physical connection between a severed p…
‘The Uprising’ shows how medieval people weren’t so obedient after all
# Medieval People Rebelled More Than History Books Suggest The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381 represents far more than a single uprising. It exempl…
Your memories of how you heard about 9/11 may well be wrong – we’ve been asking the same people what they remember for 25 years
# How Memory Changes Over Time: A 25-Year Study of 9/11 Recollections Reveals What We Actually Remember Researchers tracking how people remember Sept…
A common stomach infection may be linked to bowel cancer – here’s what we know
# H. Pylori Infection Linked to Bowel Cancer Risk in New Research Approximately half the world's population carries Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), …
Why do people get married these days?
# Why Marriage Persists in Secular America, Even as Religion Wanes Marriage rates have declined sharply in the United States over the past two decade…
Pharmacogenomics: how your genes could help doctors choose the right medicine and dose
# Pharmacogenomics: How Genetic Testing Is Reshaping Drug Prescription in Medicine Pharmacogenomics, the study of how genetic variations affect drug …
New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago
# Ancient Tasmanian Devils Roamed Western Australia Alongside Early Humans 45,000 Years Ago New fossil evidence reveals that Tasmanian devils inhabit…
How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away
# How Heat on the Tibetan Plateau Connects to California Storms Scientists have discovered a direct link between warming temperatures on the Tibetan …
‘Decorating the heavens’: a new Leonard French window sheds light on his masterpiece
# New Leonard French Window Reveals Secrets Behind Australia's Iconic Stained Glass The National Gallery of Victoria has acquired a newly discovered …
Grieving lost body function: What psychology teaches us about our chronic illness journeys
# Psychology Offers Framework for Processing Chronic Illness Loss Chronic illness often brings profound physical losses that resemble grief. People e…
Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?
# Can Messiness Be Unlearned? What Science Says About Habits and Change Messiness rarely happens by accident. A cluttered desk, pile of laundry, or d…
Telling a young child they are ‘smart’ seems like a good idea. New research shows how it could encourage them to cheat
# Praising Intelligence Backfires With Young Children, Study Finds Telling a 5-year-old they are "smart" sets them up to cheat rather than persevere …
Discovery of ancient DNA from antelope fossils in South Africa opens a new window on the past
# Ancient Antelope DNA Reveals New Insights Into Ice Age Africa Scientists have successfully extracted DNA from antelope fossils found in South Afric…
War drama Pressure depicts D-day’s weather forecast – what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems
# Modern Forecasting Technology Reveals D-Day Weather Challenge Was Even Harder Than Depicted in "Pressure" The new war drama "Pressure" dramatizes o…
The legacy of Gloria Steinem: A woman who mattered
# The Legacy of Gloria Steinem: Feminism's Public Face and the Scholars Left in Her Shadow Gloria Steinem died in 2016 at age 84, but her influence o…
How brainless sea sponges use sunset as a cue to prepare for metamorphosis
# Sea Sponges Detect Sunset to Trigger Metamorphosis, Research Shows Sea sponges lack brains, nervous systems, and eyes, yet they respond to sunset i…
Why it’s so hard to apologise sincerely in a foreign language
# Why Apologizing in a Foreign Language Feels Less Sincere Apologizing to someone in authority carries emotional weight. Guilt and shame flood in whe…
Videos capture humpback whales stopping to snack as they migrate along Australia’s coast
# Humpback Whales Shift Migration Feeding Habits, Prompting New Conservation Questions Researchers filming humpback whales migrating along Australia'…
We’re building a New York-sized city every month. That’s worrying for our climate
# Construction Boom Poses Climate Crisis, Study Warns Construction activity expands at an alarming rate globally, with new building equivalent to a N…
What it really takes to accelerate adolescent literacy across our district
# District Identifies Foundational Skills Gap as Barrier to Adolescent Literacy Progress A school district discovered that efforts to boost middle sc…
Most districts still struggle to fill specialist roles
School districts across the United States continue to face severe staffing shortages in specialist positions as they prepare for the 2026-27 academic …
For schools, cyber resilience starts at the data layer
Schools must prioritize protecting their data layer as the foundation of cyber resilience, according to education technology experts. The data layer s…
Same AI, Different Outcomes: What Corporate Training Teams Are Missing
Corporate training teams using identical AI tools often produce vastly different learning outcomes, and the gap has nothing to do with the technology …
New research shows how psychedelics reorganise the patterns in your brain
# Psychedelics Produce Measurable Changes in Brain Organization, Study Finds Brain imaging reveals that psychedelic drugs create distinct patterns of…
Is the laundry still damp, or just cold? Why your skin can’t tell the difference
# Our Skin Can't Distinguish Wet From Cold Human skin cannot actually detect moisture. Despite the sensation of wetness we experience daily, our skin…
What Is A Post-Test? A Complete Guide For L&D Pros For Effective Learning Assessment
# Post-Tests: What Learning and Development Professionals Need to Know Post-tests measure what learners retain after completing training or education…
Recognition Is Not Recall: Why Your Multiple-Choice Quizzes Overstate Learning
Multiple-choice quizzes create a false sense of learning confidence because they test recognition, not recall. Students who cannot retrieve informatio…
EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Data Modernization and Management
Higher education institutions recognize that data modernization drives strategic advantage, yet most face persistent obstacles that delay or derail up…
Many NZ lawyers find their work rewarding – and distressing. How can they be supported?
# New Zealand's First Major Lawyer Wellbeing Study Reveals Widespread Distress and Pathways to Support New Zealand's first large-scale study of lawye…
A quicker climb up the literacy mountain: Why rigor and efficiency matter in early reading
# A quicker climb up the literacy mountain: Why rigor and efficiency matter in early reading First graders who fall behind in reading have an 88 perc…
South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: study finds ways to boost them
South African smallholder sugarcane farmers produce significantly below their potential, according to new research that identifies fragmented support …
Why AI Is Changing What It Means to Be Intelligent
Colleges face a fundamental shift in how they define and measure student learning as artificial intelligence tools generate essays, solutions, and exp…
One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it
# Functional Neurological Disorder: A Neurological Condition That Demands Clinical Recognition Functional neurological disorder (FND) affects million…