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Forbes Top Universities: Degrees from these 25 colleges come with six-figure paycheques and the best ROI

Princeton has topped Forbes’ 2027 ranking of US colleges offering the best return on investment, but lower-cost public colleges are the surprise winners. Seven CUNY institutions made the top 10, showing that strong graduate earnings combined with low tuition can rival elite universities on financial payoff.

The Economic Times

Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'

Sun-reflecting space mirrors proposed by U.S. startup Reflect Orbital will have an even more devastating effect on the night sky around the world than previously thought, a study has found.

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In 1998, Costa Rica spread 12,000 tonnes of orange waste over degraded pasture; 16 years later, tree diversity had tripled and forest biomass was 176% higher

In 1998, about 12,000 metric tonnes of orange peels and pulp were spread over a degraded pasture in Costa Rica as part of an unusual forest restoration experiment. Sixteen years later, researchers found that the site had developed into a dense forest, with richer soil, greater tree diversity and a…

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MacKenzie Scott’s $26 billion philanthropy journey, inspired by a college book, stands apart from Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates' approach to giving

After her divorce from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott revolutionized her philanthropic strategy by emphasizing rapid donations. But her way of donation is different from Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. She trusts recipient organizations to determine the best use of funds, influenced by an impactful Annie Dillard…

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MacKenzie Scott has given away $26 billion and rarely speaks publicly. Now she's releasing a novel—but you won’t find it on Amazon

The billionaire philanthropist and novelist studied under Toni Morrison and is releasing her first novel since 2013.

Fortune

How oil execs shaped a landmark climate

BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels

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Harvard faculty votes to limit number of A’s it hands out to slow grade-flation

“It would be flippant to say that [Harvard] grades are useless,” a law school dean told the Washington Post, “But they’re almost useless.”

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James Webb Space Telescope's strange little red dots may really be 'black hole stars', X-ray data suggests

Finding X-rays coming from one of the little red dots discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the key to answering what these weird objects truly are.

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New 3D device computes using living brain cells — bioelectronic device uses 3D electronic mesh design paired with living tissue

Princeton researchers have developed a 3D bioelectronic device that combines living brain cells with embedded electronics, allowing neurons outside the body to perform simple computational tasks. The system may help scientists study brain function, neurological disease, and the brain’s extraordinary energy efficiency.

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37 Disastrous First Dates That Might Make You Rethink Dating Ever Again

If you’ve ever endured a first date so bad that you briefly considered life in a convent (or monastery), you’re not alone. From the mortified person who laughed too hard that they ended up farting and then pooping a little, to the poor soul who spilled scalding, hot coffee on…

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MacKenzie Scott's close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs

Morrison, who was Scott’s mentor at Princeton University, once called the philanthropist “one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes…really one of the best.”

Fortune

FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U_S_ On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.”

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott's close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs

Morrison, who was Scott’s mentor at Princeton University, once called the philanthropist “one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative-writing classes…really one of the best.”

Fortune

Did Princeton Scientists Just Rendered a 3D Image of Adam Looking Like Vin Diesel? Here's the Truth

The viral 3D 'reconstruction' of Adam as Vin Diesel resurfaced in 2025 — but it's actually an old 2016 digital art hoax with no scientific basis.

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Princeton University data breach hits students, alumni - here's what we know

Names, email addresses, and postal addresses were taken, but Princeton says financial information remains secure.

The Conversation

“Expulsion by suffocation”: how soy expansion and herbicide use are displacing Amazonian communities

In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the expansion of soy is not only transforming landscapes but also suffocating the communities that inhabit them. The intensive use of herbicides in soybean plantations— particularly glyphosate — has deeply disrupted the dynamics that sustain life in Amazonian communities and their relationship with…

Benzinga

Porsche-Backed Princeton Spinout Cephia AI Scores $4M To Create Tiny Superhuman Sensors Like Mantis Shrimp Eyes

A decade of research at Princeton University has resulted in a startup developing imaging sensors with capabilities beyond traditional cameras. Cephia launched on Oct. 30 with $4 million in seed funding and pilot customers already testing products that promise vision capabilities beyond human perception.

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‘We want people to get lost!’ Princeton’s new museum survives scandal to deliver a mazey art ambush

It is architect David Adjaye’s first major project since the allegations that rocked his firm – a bold museum for Princeton University with exhibits that sneak up on its students. But do the insides match the outsides?

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The Independent UK

Princeton student released after being held captive for over 900 days in Iraq

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Princeton student held hostage by Iran-backed militia for two years is free, Trump says

The president said that Elizabeth Tsurkov, who went missing while on a study trip in March 2023, had been returned to the American embassy in Iraq

The Independent UK

Israeli-Russian graduate student kidnapped in Iraq has been released, Trump and family say

An Israeli-Russian graduate student from Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq has been released

Fortune

As degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs

Move over Harvard and Columbia, Princeton and Duke are the schools most likely to fast-track Gen Z to the C-suite.

The Independent UK

Transgender woman sues Princeton for 'humiliating' removal from track meet

A transgender woman has sued Princeton University, saying she was removed from a track meet in May due to her gender identity

The Conversation

Our memories are unreliable, limited and suggestible – and it’s a good thing too

Milan Kundera opens his novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetting with a scene from the winter of 1948. Klement Gottwald, leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, is giving a speech to the masses from a palace balcony, surrounded by fellow party members. Comrade Vladimir Clementis thoughtfully places his…

The Independent UK

Yale's law school dean will be the Ford Foundation's new president

The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president

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