How picky should females and males be when they choose a mate? How fiercely should they compete for mates? And how much should they engage in raising their offspring? The answers to these questions largely depend on the ratio ...
Evolution
Nov 29, 2022
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According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents do. This was the unexpected result Megan Ennes and co-investigator Gail Jones discovered ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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Geo-tracking apps such as Find My Kids, Google Family Link and Apple's FindMy are fast growing in popularity, handing parents unprecedented powers to monitor their offspring. But how are the latter experiencing what previous ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2022
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Federal regulations ban tobacco companies from advertising to kids and prohibit profanity on television before 10 p.m. But what is protecting children from predatory advertising of junk food, especially with sneaky online ...
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2022
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Ph.D. candidate astronomer Rob Kavanagh has developed mathematical models to better understand the interactions between exoplanets and stellar winds and to define features of exoplanets.
Astronomy
Nov 15, 2022
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A team of astronomers have found that planet formation in our young solar system started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as their parent star.
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2022
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Most parents want to help their kids get ahead. But how do you that? Should you press them to excel at academics, devote hours to sports and other extracurriculars, or get an afterschool job? Or should you dial back on such ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2022
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A desire to succeed despite adversity motivates people to pursue a legal career, but barriers caused by finances and careers advice are obstacles, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Cellphones—the ultimate distraction—keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents.
Education
Nov 4, 2022
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The aphorism "birds of a feather flock together" describes the fact that people tend to prefer associating with others who are similar to themselves. The phenomenon goes by different names: Sociologists call it homophily, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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