A team of researchers at the University of York has found that bedtime might be the best time for children with poor vocabulary skills to learn new written vocabulary words. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society ...
As rain becomes ever scarcer in northern Guatemala, communities are learning how to carve out makeshift irrigation canals and purify their water to conserve every last precious drop.
Environment
Sep 30, 2023
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School-age kids who spend hours a day playing video games may outperform their peers on certain tests of mental agility, a new study suggests.
Education
Oct 25, 2022
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A team of researchers at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, has found evidence showing that birth rates in wealthy countries have declined during the global pandemic. For their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes, new research suggests.
Education
Feb 3, 2021
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What if video games, instead of being an obstacle to literacy, could actually help children improve their reading abilities? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has joined forces with scientists from the University ...
Education
Jan 17, 2022
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You're leaving for your family Easter lunch, trying to make sure all children are wearing shoes and socks. Then you're hit with the dreaded question, "Dad, is the Easter bunny real?"
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2022
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Like humans, baboons are able to cooperate with another of their kind for the common good—or punish them if they don't reciprocate, a study said on Friday.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2023
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Dr. Michael Rodriguez is tired of "thoughts and prayers."
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2022
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The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested, and we recently completed the first large-scale study ...
Education
Sep 23, 2021
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