Freshly harvested organic foods such as these radishes may seem to be healthier, but it is difficult to say for sure. Fedorovacz/Shutterstock.com Cynthia Curl, Boise State University “Organic” is more…
There’s a huge debate about homework and whether it helps kids learn during the school year. But everyone agrees that homework can take lots of time. The most commonly accepted…
Kids have no problem remembering who plays fair. Natalia Lebedinskaia/Shutterstock.com Nadia Chernyak, University of California, Irvine; Peter Blake, Boston University, and Yarrow Dunham, Yale University Have you heard this tale?…
An 1870 portrait of Herman Melville painted by Joseph Oriel Eaton. Houghton Library Aaron Sachs, Cornell University Outside of American literature courses, it doesn’t seem likely that many Americans are…
It’s OK, I’m a filter feeder: Whale shark off Indonesia. Marcel Ekkel/Flickr, CC BY Gavin Naylor, University of Florida Sharks elicit outsized fear, even though the risk of a shark…
Child in a car seat via Shutterstock. CC BY-SA David Diamond, University of South Florida The recent deaths of twins in the backseat of their father’s car is yet another…
Ticks could spread weaponized bacteria – but B. burgdorferi that causes Lyme isn’t one of them. Kelvin Ma/Tufts University, CC BY-ND Sam Telford, Tufts University Could Lyme disease in the…
How do you feel about Facebook? fyv6561/Shutterstock.com Jennifer Grygiel, Syracuse University Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform – from funny memes to comments from friends.…
Seniors are embracing technology as a means of improving their health. Rocketclips, Inc./Shutterstock.com Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Texas A&M University ; David Lindeman, University of California, Berkeley, and Marcia G. Ory,…
A firefly’s light is part of its mating strategy. Japan’s Fireworks/Shutterstock.com Clyde Sorenson, North Carolina State University You might not really be sure you saw what you think you saw…
Learn to protect yourself. Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock.com Scott Shackelford, Indiana University High-profile data breaches at companies like British Airways and Marriott get a lot of media coverage, but cybercriminals are increasingly…
A male Olive-backed Euphonia (Euphonia gouldi), photographed in Costa Rica. Andy Morffew, CC BY David Steadman, University of Florida Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If…
(CN) – Pesticides are killing off bee populations across the globe, and it is a major concern for lawmakers and environmental advocates – and a major threat to the food…
London plane trees, like these in Cadman Park in Brooklyn, New York, are one of the most popular species for shading urban streets. Molybdena, CC BY-SA Nicholas Rajkovich, University at…
Research is mixed about whether children lose learning during summer break. Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.com Abel J. Koury, The Ohio State University When it comes to news articles about the impact…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and how this most common form of…
Midlife is one of the least understood, appreciated and studied life stages. Sarah2/Shutterstock.com Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University The way my mom imagined it, midlife was going to be…
The size of a child’s vocabulary during the early years helps shape language skills later in life. Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.com David Dickinson, Vanderbilt University If you want your child to…
