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Years of slipping test results: What’s dragging down US students?
National assessment data show sustained declines in math and reading since 2012, with pandemic learning loss, chronic absenteeism, and staffing shortages identified as major factors.
"More comprehensive and accurate" From PCOS to PMOS, why the rebrand matters
You can start shaping your child’s healthy eating habits as early as pregnancy
King cobra rises from bathroom bowl at Philippine resort, startling holidaymakers
"Never been happier": He built a $3B makeup empire—now he’s choosing the collar over couture
E.l.f. Cosmetics, which Scott Borba co-founded in 2004, has become a billion-dollar brand popular with budget-conscious shoppers across major retailers including Target, Walmart, and Ulta Beauty.
"Not inevitable": Children obesity rates plateau in the US
Researchers note that excess weight has been rising for 40–45 years, elevating the risk of cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological diseases.
"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation
“Extreme, transient conditions produced by nuclear detonations can generate solid-state phases inaccessible to conventional synthesis,” wrote the researchers.
Extremely painful: Evidence suggests Neanderthals performed root canals 59,000 years ago
"The concept of ‘This hurts, and I’m going to work on it, because if I get this out of here it’s going to feel better eventually.’ That’s something where you’re going to tolerate quite a lot of inter
“Uh, we just hit somebody”: Denver airport to revamp protocols after pedestrian sucked into engine
The aircraft was accelerating at roughly 139 mph when the collision occurred. The runway where it happened sits in a remote area about 2 miles from the terminal.
Heritage Minister taps INEXTG CEO Esther Shreiber for next IAA director, first woman in role
Her appointment will soon be submitted for approval by the IAA’s council and the government.
Anthropic says Claude mimicked extortion after absorbing tales of malevolent machines
After tests revealed coercive behavior under shutdown pressure, the firm will tighten oversight, retrain models, and add constraints to address misaligned survival incentives.
"Never seen in modern history": Experts outline an El Niño that may rewrite climate records
Climate models indicate the anomaly, expected to be one of the most intense in roughly a century and a half, will show its most severe effects between the autumn of 2026 and the winter of 2027.
New research reveals: Well-being peaks at age 47
As people move through their 40s, they describe getting to know themselves better and caring less about others’ judgments.
Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research
“You stick to a certain kind of idea or taste, and as time goes by you keep sticking to that," explained one of the researchers.
