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A viral coffee drink created by a little college town coffee shop on the outskirts of Minneapolis is now making its way around the world after…

To the editor: I am writing to provide essential context regarding the comparison between Southern Oregon University’s recent state funding and Portland State University’s current strategic…

Updated at 2:23 p.m. ET on December 27, 2025Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who died in 2003, might be remembered most for his erudition. During his 25 years…

Today’s post continues an ongoing series on the practical aspects of social-emotional learning in education. ‘The Itchy Sweater in the Woods’ Anne Paonessa is the assistant…

If the words “force equals mass times acceleration” are mildly triggering, I apologise. Newton’s second law of motion will be familiar to anyone who’s ever studied…

People often discuss different ways to live: a new diet here, a behavioural change there, perhaps some added spiritual dimension to help one through the maelstrom…

In the 30 years since exoplanets were first reported1, telescopes have revealed thousands of them. One of the most surprising things about these objects, which orbit…

Discordance: The Troubled History of the Hubble Constant Jim Baggott Oxford Univ. Press (2025)Ever since the publication of James Jeans’ The Mysterious Universe in 1930 and…

‘It is so rare, in fact it never happens, that crimes are so well documented.” Manon Garcia is the French feminist philosopher whose thinking featured so…

If you want to get rich, a friend of mine said recently, set up an exam centre. We were talking about her decision to home school…