https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. President Donald Trump and Republicans in the House of Representatives have put forward budget proposals that would slash spending by hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade on several programs that support low-income U.S. families with children. https://phys.org/news/2025-05-safety-net-children-abuse-threatened.html Social Sciences Thu, 15 May 2025 12:09:05 EDT news666529742 Across the world, the conversion of information into a digital format—also called "digitalization"—has increased productivity in the public and private sectors. As a result, virtually every country in the world is working towards a digital economy. https://phys.org/news/2019-12-opinion-children-code.html Social Sciences Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:20:01 EST news495105095 One of the United States' most successful anti-poverty measures starts very early in life: Head Start, a preschool program for disadvantaged kids, increased children's education and significantly reduced the likelihood of adult poverty, according to a University of Michigan study. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-slashes-likelihood-adult-poverty.html Economics & Business Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:10:15 EST news464000435 In the Friday (May 30) edition of the journal Science, researchers find that early childhood development programs are particularly important for disadvantaged children in Jamaica and can greatly impact an individual's ability to earn more money as an adult. https://phys.org/news/2014-05-early-childhood-intervention-jamaica-yields.html Social Sciences Thu, 29 May 2014 14:00:03 EDT news320582541