After her sixth-grade son's school in Buffalo, New York, closed amid the coronavirus outbreak, Roxanne Ojeda-Valentin returned to campus with shopping bags to take home textbooks and weeks' worth of assignments prepared by ...
Education
Mar 22, 2020
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Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study led by UCL and Université de Montpellier.
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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When Mayumi Iijima heard that schools across Japan would close over the new coronavirus outbreak, leaving her to juggle her job and two small children, her first reaction was horror.
Education
Mar 9, 2020
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Older parents are less flexible when it comes to raising their offspring, according to a new study of beetles.
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2020
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This International Mother Language Day (Feb. 21), Canadians celebrated their multilingual heritage by recognizing flexible uses of languages. According to UNESCO, "Mother tongue or mother language refers to a child's first ...
Education
Mar 3, 2020
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Having an older mother works out better for future generations of marmot daughters.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2020
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Even kids who are nearly grown still need a parental figure to help them navigate the long path to adulthood—and our closest animal relatives are no exception.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2020
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Researchers from the University of Turku (UTU) in Finland, and veterinarians from the Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) in Myanmar have investigated the trends behind Asian elephant calf mortality during the taming period. ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2020
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For centuries, scientists have peered down the lens of a microscope and watched as bacteria – some circular, others rod-shaped – multiply before their eyes. Yet, much about the details of how cells grow and divide is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2020
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Experiencing the death of a child is seen as a violation of "the natural order." And yet, despite global health gains, such deaths remain prevalent in many poor countries and regions around the world. But just how often do ...
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2020
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