Much is being made of a record-strength El Niño event that could well spell a drier, windier summer for the north and east of New Zealand. But, as a major new assessment shows, it is forming against a backdrop of warming ...
The public K-12 school system in the United States has become pervasively shaped by standardized testing.
Transforming Mars into a more Earth-like world could irreversibly destroy scientific evidence about the planet's history and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In an opinion article published in Eos, a team of Dutch, ...
What happens when scientists start changing the brain—the very system through which an animal's mental states are expressed in behavior?
"Why haven't farm animals evolved to protect themselves against humans?—Sarang, age 15, Latur, Maharashtra, India"
Earlier this year, I gave birth to my fourth child. My baby and I entered "karasunk," the traditional Armenian 40-day postpartum period during which mother and newborn remain close to home, sheltered from the outside world.
Among 30-year-olds with parents in the wealthiest fifth of the population, nearly seven out of ten own their own home. Among those with parents in the least wealthy fifth, the figure is around four out of ten. And the difference ...
Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and Caroline Sawe. They reflect on two reports that set out the practical ways that ...
When should your child start engaging with screens? How long should they use them for? Can they watch or play alone? Should there be a gap before bed?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has recently been discussing "artificial general intelligence" that matches or surpasses human capabilities. This is from the same person who has said children born today (including his own) will "never ...
