A new study reveals varied results on the impact of publicly funded US preschool programs on student performance beyond early childhood.
Birdwatching May Boost Student Well-Being and Lower Stress
People who engage in nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not, a new study finds.
People who engage in nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not, a new study finds.
Costs Top Health Worries Among Older Adults
Health care costs, including medical and dental care, medications, insurance, and nursing homes, weigh heavily on the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.
Health care costs, including medical and dental care, medications, insurance, and nursing homes, weigh heavily on the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.
Why So Many Jobs Are Boring
A recent study found large gaps between people’s career interests and US job demands.
A recent study found large gaps between people’s career interests and US job demands.
Why Do You Remember Certain Things but Not Others?
New research aims to better understand just how human memory works.
New research aims to better understand just how human memory works.
COVID Changed Doctors’ Views of Providing Care Despite Risk
The unique circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk.
The unique circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic altered a long-held convention that doctors provide care regardless of personal risk.
Paid Family Leave May Prevent Child Abuse
State-paid family leave can help prevent child abuse, a new study finds.
State-paid family leave can help prevent child abuse, a new study finds.
Kids Who Wait for Big Rewards Are More Likely to Do Well in School
Children who are better in delaying gratification are more likely to do well academically and have fewer behavioral problems, according to a new study.
Children who are better in delaying gratification are more likely to do well academically and have fewer behavioral problems, according to a new study.
3 Answers on the EPA Plan to Fight ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water
The US Environmental Protection Agency has imposed the first-ever regulations limiting chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has imposed the first-ever regulations limiting chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water.
How Authoritarian Regimes Control the Internet
Authoritarian regimes exert control over the internet through transit networks that operate largely out of public view, according to a recent study by researchers in the US and Germany.
Authoritarian regimes exert control over the internet through transit networks that operate largely out of public view, according to a recent study by researchers in the US and Germany.
What You Should Know about Rising Measles Cases
Cases of measles, a highly contagious and deadly disease, are surging in parts of the US, worrying doctors and public health experts.
Cases of measles, a highly contagious and deadly disease, are surging in parts of the US, worrying doctors and public health experts.
Teen Stress May Boost Risk of Postpartum Depression Later
Social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth, a new study shows.
Social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth, a new study shows.
Doctor-Parent Chats Can Keep Kids Safe From Injuries
By simply talking to parents about preventing injuries, pediatricians can help families keep kids safer, according to a new study.
By simply talking to parents about preventing injuries, pediatricians can help families keep kids safer, according to a new study.
Diet Quality Goes up When Kids Eat School Lunches
And in some cases, states are taking matters into their own hands.
And in some cases, states are taking matters into their own hands.
Why Do We Blink So Much?
So why is blinking important?
So why is blinking important?
‘Political Confidence’ Has a Darker Side
It prevents political progress and divides more Americans.
It prevents political progress and divides more Americans.