The risk of falling space junk hitting airplanes is on the rise, experts warn

Even in space, what goes up sometimes comes back down: spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and other bits of space debris ...

Colleges are coddling Gen Z with easier courses — and it’s going to backfire

Kids are arriving on college campuses with fewer skills. But, rather than challenge students, many colleges are lowering ...
KSTP-TV

With new standards, Minnesota students’ science test scores plunge

When Minnesota’s statewide math and reading test scores were released at the end of August, the 2025 results were largely unchanged from the previous year. The same can’t be said for science scores.
Star Tribune

Minnesota students’ science test scores drop

Minnesota students’ science test scores dropped this year amid new science standards, according to the state Department of Education. Overall, 25.7% of students met or exceeded the new standards.
Los Angeles Times

Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists revealed this week that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic ...
The 74

Some 15 Years After Disastrous Debut, Common Core Math Endures in Many States

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Fifteen years after the calamitous rollout of the Common Core math standards, the once-derided strategy has ...
CBS News

Students lead efforts to change Colorado science standards to include more education about climate change

Students drove change in what Colorado public school students are expected to know about climate change. With a bipartisan 7-2 vote, the State Board of Education voted on Thursday to change science ...
Colorado Public Radio

State education board amends science standards, opting for ‘balance’ on energy education

The state board of education Thursday voted to change how students learn about climate change, jettisoning a couple of proposals that sharpened the connection between burning fossil fuels and rising ...
Colorado Public Radio

In Colorado, ‘students are ready to take action around climate, and it’s the rest of us that need to follow along’

Students from across Colorado are watching closely to see if Colorado’s state board of education Thursday adopts science standards that clarify the link between burning fossil fuels and rising global ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland approves first literacy, math standard updates in 15 years

The Maryland State Board of Education passed updates Tuesday to literacy and math standards for the first time in 15 years and held its annual election of officers during the first monthly meeting of ...
Reuters

CoreWeave to buy Core Scientific in $9 billion deal to meet AI power needs

July 7 (Reuters) - CoreWeave (CRWV.O), opens new tab will buy crypto miner Core Scientific (CORZ.O), opens new tab in an all-stock deal valued at about $9 billion, it said on Monday, as AI ...