How recess helps students learn
As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs—and teach them what they need to learn—some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
As parents and schools seek to support students' social and emotional needs—and teach them what they need to learn—some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity.
Education
Feb 15, 2022
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Extra funding should be made available for early years care in the wake of the pandemic, researchers say.
Economics & Business
May 24, 2021
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Some people converse in Creole, while others speak Scots, but it's not only humans who can be identified by the diversity of language they speak. Naked mole-rats have their own dialects, too. Shared dialect also strengthens ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2021
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Perched on a flowering shrub on a windy Andean mountainside, the tiny Ecuadorian Hillstar hummingbird chirps songs of seduction that only another bird of its kind can hear.
Ecology
Jul 17, 2020
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When it comes to food technology, the information shared on social media often trumps the facts put out by the scientific community and food experts, leading to the dissemination of disinformation, "fake news" and conspiracy ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2019
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Want a healthy brain? Get a little help from your friends.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2015
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Turns out it's not bad being top dog, or in this case, top baboon.
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2012
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In both chimpanzees and humans, portions of the brain that are critical for complex cognitive functions, including decision-making, self-awareness and creativity, are immature at birth. But there are important differences, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2011
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Volunteering is known to provide health benefits to the person doing the volunteering. Now, a new study finds that older adults with functional limitations (trouble conducting daily tasks like cooking meals) in particular ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2010
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The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2009
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