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The number of research studies published globally has risen exponentially in the past decades. AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file

Scientists around the world report millions of new discoveries every year − but this explosive research growth wasn’t what experts predicted

Don’t be fooled by the image of a mad scientist isolated in his basement laboratory. Science is a collaborative endeavor, and international teams have contributed to a huge rise in scientific output.
Engineering students from underrepresented groups often feel isolated and ultimately switch majors. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Empowering engineering students through storytelling

Researchers asked engineering students to tell stories about challenges they had faced. Telling the stories, students said, made them more likely to stay in their major.
Having a beer in Raceland, La. Russell Lee for Farm Security Administration/WPA

Intoxication nation: a double shot of US history

Alcohol is a window into American history, from 17th-century rum production to young people’s declining interest in drinking today.
Students walk past ExxonMobil flags as they arrive to a job fair at the University of Guyana in Georgetown, Guyana, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

How the oil and gas industry influences higher education

The fossil fuel industry uses universities to authenticate themselves as players in developing climate solutions, while they expand extraction and grow profits. Universities must disclose their ties.

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