California, other states prepare for earthquakes (Update)
(AP)—Millions of Americans got ready and rumbled in the "Great Shakeout" earthquake drill.
Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2012
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News tagged with schoolchildren
Cyberbullying: 1 in 2 victims suffer from the distribution of embarrassing photos and videos
Embarrassing personal photos and videos circulating in the Internet: researchers at Bielefeld University have discovered that young people who fall victim to cyberbullying or cyber harassment suffer most when fellow pupils ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2012
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Bullying can be a summertime issue, too
(Phys.org) -- The threat of bullying doesn't stop at the schoolyard gate nor does it end when the final bell signals the beginning of summer vacation, warns Dr. Jennifer Caudle of the University of Medicine and Dentistry ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2012
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Internet does not make young people abandon traditional media: study
Almost all 9- to 24-year-old Swedes use the internet. Most of them do so daily, and the older they are, the more they use it. Yet, this does not mean that they have ceased using traditional media, says Professor Olle Findahl, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2012
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Leaks show group's climate efforts
(AP) -- Leaked documents from a prominent conservative think tank show how it sought to teach schoolchildren skepticism about global warming and planned other behind-the-scenes tactics using millions of dollars in donations ...
Environment
Feb 16, 2012
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High toxic levels found at school, market neighboring informal e-waste salvage site in Africa
Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in Ghana's capital Accra reveal contamination due to lead, cadmium and other health-threatening pollutants over 50 times higher than risk-free levels.
Environment
Oct 30, 2011
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Cameras stream Canadian polar bear migration
(AP) -- In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear rises and makes a half-hearted charge, driving away the fierce, badger-like ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2011
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South Koreans start using mobiles at 10: survey
More than 90 percent of schoolchildren in South Korea own a mobile phone and they start using them at an average age of 10 years and fours months, according to a survey published Friday.
Other
Oct 7, 2011
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'Unfunny, unlike': The Onion joke raises eyebrows
The satirical news publication The Onion gets a lot of laughs by crossing the line. But even some of the most devoted fans of the popular humor outlet were complaining on Thursday that it may have gone too far.
Internet
Sep 29, 2011
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Schoolchildren can also learn complex subject matters on their own
Self-directed learning has long been heralded as the key to successful education. Yet until now, there has been little research into this theory. Educational researchers at the Technical University of Munich have now shown ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2011
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