High-quality child care found to contribute to later success in science, math

Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology,…

Study: A small number of teachers effectively double the racial gaps among students referred for disciplinary action

The top 5 percent of teachers most likely to refer students to the principal’s office for…

Study provides insight into miscarriages in tsetse flies

Tsetse are biting flies that transmit the parasites causing sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in…

Reading taught inconsistently in primary schools, finds Australian survey

A survey of 284 Australian primary school teachers looking at the strategies used to teach reading…

Many urban waterways were once waste dumps. Despite restoration efforts, there's more to do to bring nature back

In the 19th century, many of Australia’s urban creeks and rivers were in poor shape. Melbourne’s…

Oceans to get better protection with connected underwater technology

Amid rising sea levels, plastics pollution and overfishing, the emerging “Internet of Underwater Things” will vastly…

Research suggests cleaner air may be possible with a cold catalytic converter

The so-called three-way catalytic converter in the exhaust system of a car consists of expensive materials…

Theoretical discovery: A new path for quantum physics to control chemical reactions

Controlling chemical reactions to generate new products is one of the biggest challenges in chemistry. Developments…

How will the I-95 bridge collapse affect the supply chain? It will be 'staggering,' expert says

The collapse of an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia creates not just a traffic problem, it’s…

Tick-borne Bourbon virus infects people, wildlife in St. Louis area

On a cold spring morning, Washington University in St. Louis virologist Jacco Boon, Ph.D., and wildlife…