Word search puzzles have become one of the most popular puzzle challenges on the web. These seemingly simple puzzles consisting of random letters arranged in a grid have taken the web by storm. Word ...

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The federal government’s crackdown on commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the number of football ticket sales. As Memorial Stadium undergoes a historic $250 million renovation of its north end, University of Missouri ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...

Packing a suitcase with skills for the future Designing a dream city that blends cultural elements Solving word problems using money, time, and transportation Goal-setting in both English and students ...

What if machines could not only think but also act—independently, intelligently, and in real time? From coordinating disaster relief efforts to predicting crop yields with pinpoint accuracy, AI agents ...

AlphaEvolve uses large language models to find new algorithms that outperform the best human-made solutions for data center management, chip design, and more. Google DeepMind has once again used large ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...