A new study reveals that reading to children aged 6-8, even without specific prompts, significantly boosts their empathy.

In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents have said they stop reading aloud to their ...

A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday found that the Trump administration’s policy of summarily deporting immigrants to ...

With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun ...

Replacing animal testing with alternate methodologies in preclinical drug trials holds potential for the development of cheaper, safer pharmaceuticals as well as alleviating animal suffering. But ...

Frostpunk: 1886 game director Maciej Sułecki explores the thinking behind the Unreal remake of one of gaming's greatest and most depressing city-builders.

Phasing out animal testing in preclinical drug trials in favor of unvalidated alternate methodologies could ultimately backfire and raise safety and effectiveness concerns, says Sara Gerke, the ...

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they perform.

History and social studies classrooms run on stories, primary sources, and the ability to think critically about both. AI ...

Your children have become dumber. Your neighbor has become dumber. Trump has become dumber. Have you also become dumber? Experts believe we are living in the golden age of stupidity. But is it true?

In 2008, Jeremy Neuner and Ryan Coonerty, two city-hall employees in Santa Cruz, California, decided to open a co-working space. They leased a cavernous building a few steps from a surf shop and a sex ...