The 74 reports a decline in parents reading to children, linked to past negative experiences and digital distractions, ...

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Auras are no longer just a mystical fringe idea — they’ve become one of the trendiest ways to understand your emotional energy, your relationships, and even how people experience you when you walk ...

In today’s cacophonous, tech-heavy world, trekking the priceless read-aloud journey requires taking a road less traveled, which is a sad reality, both for parents and children alike. According to a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. U.S. Border Patrol operates a secret surveillance program using license plate readers to monitor millions of ...

The catchall term “the science of reading” has become increasingly popular in recent years—and misunderstandings about what the approach actually entails are commonplace in the media and even in ...

After relying on “neutral, almost ghostly clothes” for the past few seasons, Sally Singer, a veteran fashion editor and president of talent agency Art + Commerce, has begun mixing emphatic patterns.

A mixture of two types of pigment-producing cells undergoes diffusiophoretic transport to self-assemble into a hexagonal pattern. Credit: Siamak Mirfendereski and Ankur Gupta/CU Boulder A zebra’s ...

MIT researchers found that metals retain hidden atomic patterns once believed to vanish during manufacturing. These patterns arise from microscopic dislocations that guide atoms into preferred ...

The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute its volume, and you get the answer to a central calculation in physics about how particles interact. Now, a young ...

After nearly two decades, the classic kids' show Reading Rainbow is back — with a new host and a new digital format, but with the same mission of encouraging children to "take a look, it's in a book." ...