Events for “education”

Kareena Kapoor regrets leaving studies after Class 11: ‘Want my sons to finish education’

Why religion and education will be in the spotlight next term

As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices ( especially those with kids still at home or in college).

Engineering education symposium in Chennai explores AI, industry needs and future-ready skills

Chanel Contos says consent education 'not an attack' on men and boys

What One Year of ‘The Public Scholar’ Taught Me

What One Year of ‘The Public Scholar’ Taught Me Sara Brady Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM A year of conversations with editors, agents and scholars taught me that breaking through takes practical know-how and remembering how to teach. Byline(s) Susan D’Agostino

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn’t it used on public lands more often?

Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.

Daejon Love case highlights online romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to defend against them

Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.

Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms

In closely contested House and Senate races, even a small shift in union votes could influence the outcome.

Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

Scientists give caterpillars haircuts and put them in a room isolated from sound to figure out how they’re able to hear without ears.

Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders

From intense psychological trauma to exposure to neurotoxic dust, first responders at ground zero continue to confront significant physical and mental health risks.

Britain’s quarter century: Netflix, memes and the supposed Christian revival

A look at how entertainment, culture and religion have changed since 2001.

Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promises

Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.

Decoding Trump’s chaos: What science tells us about how Canada — and the world — should respond

As uncertain as Donald Trump’s new world order is, science can explain the effects of his aggression and how to respond.

Canada’s National Housing Strategy is failing Indigenous women and children

Canada’s National Housing Strategy claims to be grounded in a human rights framework, but the needs of Indigenous women and children are not being met.

Palaces and the Pope: the fascinating story of how Renaissance Rome was rebuilt

Uncertainty over whether the seat of the papacy would remain in the city explains why Rome was a late developer when it came to palace-building, lagging behind Florence and Venice.

The lesson Canada’s prime minister learned from Brexit is helping in its trade rift with US

Brexit suggested the importance of diversifying trade partners, while underlining the importance of geography.

Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?

The new prime minister is facing a daunting task of achieving 1.5 million new homes.

Using a radar satellite to track emperor penguins in winter is changing our understanding of the species

A breakthrough has helped researchers track down penguins living in the dark.

Why criminal justice shouldn’t just be about what punishment people ‘deserve’

Attempts to understand why people offend can clash with deeply-held ideas about responsibility and what punishment someone deserves.

Is Germany’s far right AfD about to take over a state government for the first time?

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is poised to top the poll in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding

While rain gardens are useful, how and where they are planted can impact how beneficial they are.

Ancient fossil from China reveals animal-microbe partnerships dating back 550 million years

A sulfur-oxidizing bacteria may have turned a hostile environment into an ecological opportunity for the ancient conotubus organism.

Leviticus: deadly desire stalks queer teens in this rural Australian horror

Two queer teens find themselves stalked by their desire in this rural Australian horror film

Giardiasis cases are rising in England: should we be worried?

Giardia causes hundreds of millions of infections globally each year.

Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Debate over turning public national park land into private profit dates back more than a century.

Iraq’s archaeological discoveries have shaped understanding of human civilisation – but its scientists have been sidelined

The centenaries of some of Iraq’s most influential archaeological discoveries invite reflection about the role of Iraqi scientists.

How underwater ‘booms’ could provide earlier warning of deadly volcanic tsunamis

Underwater sound signals created by 2022’s enormous Hunga eruption have pointed scientists to a new way to warn people of unpredictable volcanic tsunamis.

Now Is the Time to Plan and Prepare Your Students and Colleagues on Workplace AI

Now Is the Time to Plan and Prepare Your Students and Colleagues on Workplace AI jdimaggio@upcea.edu Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM If ever there was a most important era in which we must emphasize discourse with our students, it is today.

Who Do You Want to Become?

Who Do You Want to Become? Elizabeth Redden Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Students know what college is for. Many of the sector’s critics do not. Byline(s) Richard A. Detweiler

Commerce Scrubs Ban on Political Interference From Integrity Policy

Commerce Scrubs Ban on Political Interference From Integrity Policy jessica.blake@… Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Jessica Blake

Labor Watch: New York AG Slams St. John’s Suit, Cal State Unions Keep Fighting

Labor Watch: New York AG Slams St.

Ohio State to Pay $2.1M Over Researchers’ China Ties

Ohio State to Pay $2.1M Over Researchers’ China Ties kathryn.palmer… Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

CLT Founder Escalates Social Media War on College Board

CLT Founder Escalates Social Media War on College Board Ryan Quinn Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM The Classic Learning Test’s CEO accused the SAT provider of being behind a Texas open records request, but didn’t provide proof.

New Presidents Named in August

New Presidents Named in August Susan H. Greenberg Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

Tackling Time Poverty for Student Parents

Tackling Time Poverty for Student Parents Joshua.Bay Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM The University of Louisiana System is expanding support for student parents by addressing an overlooked barrier to success: finding time to study. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

Undocumented Students Grapple With Loss of In-State Tuition

Undocumented Students Grapple With Loss of In-State Tuition Olivia.sanchez Wed, 09/02/2026 - 03:00 AM Students face uncertainty, large tuition bills and emotional distress when policy changes strip them of access to in-state tuition prices. Byline(s) Olivia Sanchez

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military

No, the US Space Academy wouldn’t be a real-life Starfleet Academy. But what it would be is still a little unclear.

Will AI save or ruin democracy? It depends on whether we allow computers to stand in for people

Have we become trapped in thinking that better politics is just a technical fix away?

APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse

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APOD: 2026 September 2 – Solar Eclipses and Culture

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China’s fertility crisis is evidence of its modernization success

China’s only daughters were raised to pursue education, independence and opportunity. Now, those same qualities are increasingly seen as obstacles to marriage and motherhood.

Where people go shapes urban mixing more than where they live, research finds

For millennia, people have been drawn to cities for opportunities, jobs and the possibility of sharing a sidewalk with diverse and interesting groups of people.

What is the optimal way to ice a cocktail? Part 2

Readers continue to share their two cents on how best to keep your cocktail cool

The legendary snow leopard comes up against harsh realities in remarkable book

In Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi's The Ghost of the Mountains, the near-spiritual myth of the elusive snow leopard becomes a way of understanding all that we stand to lose from the forces of climate change

If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last?

Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some

Humans can see water, so can fish see air?

One reader delves into whether or not fish can see air – and question if humans can strictly see water

Ambitious sci-fi novel imagines a universe where time flows backwards

People are born old in their graves and get more robust over life, only to shrink into babies who are pushed into their mother’s womb. The ambitious Under Story conjures a disconcerting, “backwards” world, finds science fiction columnist Emily H. Wilson

Why the extremes of climate breakdown will continue to take us by surprise

The relentless heatwaves that have hit the northern hemisphere this summer have made the climate threat real for many – but preparation and adaptation will take us only so far

This week’s new questions

Why hasn’t evolution reintroduced gills in the land-based mammals that returned to the sea? And what is the fastest way to empty a full jug of water?

A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young

I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the chance to write about—and even receive—their new rejuvenation treatment, an injectable combination of two existing drugs which they call 1 Generation.

A new layer of the human genome: Embedded RNA marks may reshape DNA twisting

A new study led by Francesca Storici, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences and faculty member of the Parker H.

Belonging, atmosphere key to attracting event-goers

Venues that become entwined in the cultural fabric of a community can be as enticing as the events they hold, according to University of the Sunshine Coast research.

World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN

The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5°C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnerable nations.

US politics is not the world's template for polarization, experts warn

Common global narratives about political polarization are skewed because of an overreliance on literature about the U.S., leaving governments unprepared to tackle the problem at home.

Quick action needed as the world is set to get hotter than we hoped

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights.

Blind spots at Antarctic coasts limit sea level projections

The Antarctic coastal zone is not simply the edge of the continent.

Cluster's final reentry strengthens data for safer, more sustainable satellite design

The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere Sept.

'Pac-Man' enzyme breaks down bioplastics and penicillin in laboratory tests

In the ocean, plastic waste collects to form large garbage patches that endanger marine life.

Ancient fossil from China reveals animal‑microbe partnerships dating back 550 million years

We often think of microbes as organisms that live around us, like the Salmonella bacteria and flu viruses that cause illness. But some of our most intimate relationships are with the microbes living inside us.

What's in an 'O'? Unusual Greek spelling may unlock mystery of ring tied to Pontius Pilate

It's a small, simple ring made of copper alloy and engraved with a handful of Greek letters and the image of a pottery vessel.

Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn't it used on public lands more often?

In grasslands across the American West, four-legged fire prevention crews are busy at work, helping keep wildfire risk under control.

Harnessing gold nanorods and light for targeted cancer therapy

One of the major challenges in the quest to beat cancer is developing treatments that can selectively destroy cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

Tracing the legal history of the kiss—from property and contracts to consent

Is a kiss just a kiss? Or is it a sign of love, affection, a biological urge, a contract or even an assault? Law, history, evolution and anthropology show that it can be all those things.

Hidden DNA in medieval gospels reveals history of deadly livestock virus

Some of Europe's most well-known historic manuscripts, including the York Gospels, have proven to be biological time capsules for uncovering the 3,500-year history of the sheeppox virus (SPPV).

Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble

By doubling their entire genome, organisms can evolve extremely rapidly — or they can lose it all. New studies reveal how to survive the high-risk, high-reward evolutionary event. The post Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble first appeared on Quanta Magazine

'Highly inbred' dingo population at risk of extinction, ecologists say

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

Researchers in South Dakota observed hints of it during a deep-underground experiment but stopped short of saying they finally detected this elusive cosmic component.

IEEE Senior Membership Demystified

For most of my career, my IEEE membership sat quietly in the background—a line on my résumé, a discount code for a conference registration, and access to the IEEE Xplore digital library , which I underutilized.

IEEE Student Conference Provides Visibility to Budding Authors

The IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) honor society is preparing to host the Innovating the Future event on 6 November.

The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists

The post The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists appeared first on ProPublica .

Blood cells replace the immune cells of the ageing human brain

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02694-z At birth, the brain contains its own immune cells, called microglia, that are thought to persist throughout life without being replaced by cells from outside the brain.

Satellite images before Nepal disaster showed warning signs

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02746-4 Images revealed the accelerated movement of a glacier–rock mass just days before it collapsed and triggered a deadly flash flood.

Structure and operating principles of a monkeypox virus replisome

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10937-2 During replisome assembly of monkeypox virus, the hexameric helicase–primase E5 undergoes large-scale conformational changes that allow two of its primase domains to interact with the polymerase F8 thumb

Probing far-from-equilibrium dynamics of electrical double layers

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10986-7 A new framework combining experimental and computational methods to track ions and water present at an electrode interface allows the molecular structure and evolution of electrical double layers far from

The nutritional value of invertebrate aquatic foods

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10908-7 Aquatic invertebrates are exceptionally nutrient dense, supplying the equivalent annual vitamin B12 and selenium requirements for over 5 billion people.

Intracellular complement factor H protects neurons during CNS inflammation

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10981-y CFH is a key mediator of neuronal resilience across the central nervous system in mice and humans.

Current therapeutic landscape and future treatment perspectives of MASH

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10672-8 The therapeutic landscape and advances in biomarkers for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis are reviewed.

Explainable deep learning improves human mental models of self-driving cars

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10950-5 Concept-Wrapper Network, a concept-based explanation approach deployed on a real autonomous vehicle, improves drivers’ ability to understand and predict its behaviour.

Molecular mechanisms and pathogenesis of MASH

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10529-0 This Review highlights the state of the art of molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying MASH pathogenesis and its transition to hepatocellular carcinoma.

Pines grow faster and are more drought resilient in the Southern Hemisphere

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10969-8 Non-native conifers from the Northern Hemisphere grow faster and are more drought resistant and resilient in the Southern Hemisphere, where they seem to escape the growth–stress-tolerance trade-off.