Play linked to sluggish growth in infant monkeys – but should humans worry?
Phyllis Lee, University of Stirling
For more than a century, researchers have tried to pin down exactly why so many animal species play in their...
Ten weeks later: Hurricane Ian Shelters saying “We can’t take anymore people,” and sending...
We previously wrote about The Gordons, a family of two hard working parents and two boys ages...
Hidden costs of state education are stigmatising poorer pupils
By Pat Thomson, University of Nottingham
It’s official: poverty in England is getting worse. Britain is on the verge of becoming a nation deeply and...
Sleepy teenage brains need school to start later in the morning
Kyla Wahlstrom, University of Minnesota
Millions of high schoolers are fighting with their alarm clocks as they start another academic year. As they struggle to...
Alaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on...
Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start...
This course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children’s stories
Meisha Lohmann, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series...
Kids need physical education – even when they can’t get it at school
Collin A. Webster, University of South Carolina
When I noticed my 12-year-old son was spending about seven hours a day doing his school work online...
What other countries can teach the US about raising teacher pay
David Evans, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Teacher strikes swept the United States in 2018, from West Virginia to Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona, North Carolina and beyond....
