A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

"Play nicely, children!" For kids who don't know each other, a parental instruction like this can be hard to follow. New research has shown that the way to help children overcome their initial ...

If you have a science loving kid or want to help your child learn about various science-based subjects, use these science ...

You may have heard that a little dirt is good for kids. It helps them build up their immune systems, and sets them on a path to future health. But what kind of filth does the trick? Producer Kathleen ...

If you were recruiting an ambassador to get kids excited about science, you might not immediately think of the homely hagfish. Eel-shaped with tentacles and a protruding mouth, the primitive marine ...

As an encore to this weekend's snowstorm, the region is experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in decades, and it could be another week before temperatures climb above freezing again. The last ...

A major international review has upended long-held ideas about how top performers are made. By analyzing nearly 35,000 elite achievers across science, music, chess, and sports, researchers found that ...

I work in a research lab and enjoy giving my kids toys that make them think a bit. STEM-based toys like cookbooks, building kits, and circuit sets foster learning and fun at home. These are the six ...

Trevor Noah proudly displays his certificate of completion with some of the students at Ardmore Elementary School in Bellevue, where he led a computer science class for the Hour of AI during Computer ...

Bill Nye: Cornell University alum, Boeing engineer, comedian, and, yes, the center of the breakout series Bill Nye the Science Guy. The children's educational series, first airing in 1993, became one ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...