Four steps to help children solve their own arguments

All children argue. And while this can be tedious for parents and caregivers, it’s not necessarily…

What risks could pet hamsters and gerbils pose in Australia?

Kids on TV and in movies always seem to be keeping hamsters and gerbils as pets.…

The history and mystery of Tangram, the children's puzzle game that harbors a mathematical paradox or two

Have you played the puzzle game Tangram? Click here for original story, The history…

India's 'untouchable' women face discrimination even in schemes meant to help them

Seema and her husband did quite well when they first opened a samosa stall in the…

Holding information in mind may mean storing it among synapses

Comparing models of working memory with real-world data, researchers found that information resides not in persistent…

What does a region need to lead a discipline? Pioneers

To find out how many scientists a region needs to become a leader in a discipline,…

Singing supports stroke rehabilitation

Language function and the psychosocial wellbeing of patients and their families can be promoted with singing-based…

Human brain organoids implanted into mouse cortex respond to visual stimuli for first time

A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids…

TESS detects new 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet orbiting a rapidly rotating star

Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new…

Dual‐site collaboration boosts electrochemical nitrogen reduction on Ru‐S‐C single‐atom catalyst

Ammonia (NH3) is an important fertilizer and chemical for human society; however, its production by the…