Can you entice kids away from screens with a screen? A new kid-friendly phone called Freckle is betting on it. The phone resembles a handheld gaming device (think Tamagotchi or Game Boy) but works like a cell — that is if your cell didn’t have social media or web access and instead had a cute […]
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Fifty years ago, disco was dominating nightclubs, punk had emerged from underground, and the nascent hip-hop scene was budding in the Bronx. Stevie Wonder released his masterpiece album Songs in the Key of Life, and the Eagles delivered their hit Hotel California. Not a bad time to have a set of ears. Since then, genres
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For decades, researchers have been working on different interventions to reduce suicide rates. It’s notoriously difficult, but a recent project revealed some encouraging insights into prevention strategies, finding that small joys may not be so small. The project started with a Reddit post. University of Maryland Professor Philip Resnik found a thread in which a
What does a child need to prepare themselves for kindergarten? I’m not talking about a new water bottle and a backpack, though certainly those come in handy. I mean what it takes to try to make new friends, be brave, resilient, inventive, and hopeful — no small tasks for anyone.
Six decades ago, Julie Andrews burst into song atop Salzburg, Austria’s rolling hills, and the world fell in love with The Sound of Music. The 1965 film, adapted from the 1959 Broadway musical and based on the von Trapp family’s escape from the Nazis, has proven itself an enduring international success. Now, a year after
Whether or not you live with anxiety or depression, there’s a good chance someone you care about does: In a 2022 study, around 1 in 5 adults experienced symptoms of one of these mental health issues in the two weeks before being surveyed. Watching a loved one struggle can leave us feeling helpless. While professional
Though incredible medical breakthroughs are being made in the fight against cancer, tens of millions of people still confront the disease annually. Many of those affected — either directly or through a loved one — are children. Daniel Zhang was one of those kids. When he was 9, his grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,
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At age 100, twinkle-toed Bernard Gilbert put a huge crowd through their paces — and proved he’s still got the moves — when he led a flash mob dance in the middle of a busy city center in Worcester, England.
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In a nature reserve in Senegal, a life lesson unfolded: A mother chimp named Soukki poked a stick into an ant nest, then pulled her daughter, Saïsaï, over to see it. Saïsaï then drew the stick out of the nest and snacked on the ants. It’s one of many interactions documented in a study published
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An image of a curious squirrel edging up behind an Eastern whip-poor-will — a species of nocturnal bird — took the grand prize in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2026 Photo Contest. The winners’ announcement dubbed the scene “a remarkable moment in nature.” Kyle Smith captured the shot, titled “Right Behind You,” beating out over 1,000
