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Model links course design, psychological safety and guided AI use

University of Phoenix researchers have published a new peer-reviewed study examining how stress, self-regulation, resilience, belonging, psychological safety and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) interact in the experiences of nontraditional online students. The article,

Brief phys.org · 8h ago · 1 min
Student News Today — October 9, 2026

Our research found a new reason to keep teachers happy—it's linked to how well students do and more — today's student signal.

Brief StudentNews · 3d ago · 1 min
Strong reading skills may help teens resist misinformation

Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Brief phys.org · 4d ago · 2 min
Which eggplant farming practices pay off?

Fabrice Diangoné Bi Tra, a doctoral student in the 100 Ph.D.s for Africa program of the UM6P-EPFL Excellence in Africa initiative, has published a new study in Agriculture.

Brief phys.org · 6d ago · 1 min
Reading hidden topology in light, even when energy leaks away

When I explain topology to students, I start with a knot in a rope. You can stretch it, twist it or shake it, but the knot stays until you cut the rope. Physicists have found that some materials and devices carry similar "knots" in how waves move through them. These are topologic

Brief phys.org · 9d ago · 1 min
Clay tablets reveal how Babylonian students learned about their gods

When it came to religious education in ancient Babylonia, in what is now Iraq, students had a lot to learn, ranging from the names of gods to their divine characteristics. A new study published in the journal Iraq has taken a deep dive into ancient texts and surviving clay tablet

Brief phys.org · 12d ago · 1 min

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What 2024's record-breaking rainfall says about the next El Niño

Though strong El Niños have occurred only four times in as many decades, 2024's intense El Niño is already getting a sequel. New UCLA research shows that 2024 broke the record for extreme rainfall, with 40% of that increase tied to global warming—and conditions are ripe for a rep

phys.org · 18m ago
Primordial helium further confirms our understanding of the Big Bang

In the early moments of the big bang, two elements were forged: hydrogen and helium. Technically, the tiniest traces of light elements such as lithium were produced as well, but nothing of consequence. The early universe was about three parts hydrogen to one part helium. All the

phys.org · 19m ago
Elephants continue to shape the savanna even after death

Elephants shape the African savanna. They consume huge amounts of forage, dig for water, topple trees and affect all the animals around them. So, what happens to their outsized presence after these iconic animals pass away?

phys.org · 38m ago
Love in the ruins: The paradox of modern romance

Ask young adults about love in this day and age, and their diagnosis is bleak: They live in an individualistic society, dating has been reduced to an algorithm, and a generation is afraid to commit.

phys.org · 1h ago
Study links environment and youth mental health

A new University of Canterbury-led study of almost 1 million young people in New Zealand shows the environments they live in may be linked to their mental health over time. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) researcher Dr. Lukáš Marek, in the School of Ear

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