You may think your toddler is just playing in the sand box, but she may really be conducting a sophisticated scientific experiment and making inferences every time she pours out another scoop of sand.
Kim Chae-young crams five evenings a week, toiling deep into the night. But unlike most young South Koreans who spend hours at special schools to polish their English and math, she studies slide steps and bubbly lyrics.
“It’s sad, but you could see the writing on the wall,” said Terence Tyson, a city worker who learned of the bankruptcy as he left his job at Detroit’s municipal building. He seemed to react with muted resignation.
“It’s sad, but you could see the writing on the wall,” said Terence Tyson, a city worker who learned of the bankruptcy as he left his job at Detroit’s municipal building. He seemed to react with muted resignation.
“It’s sad, but you could see the writing on the wall,” said Terence Tyson, a city worker who learned of the bankruptcy as he left his job at Detroit’s municipal building. He seemed to react with muted resignation.
Over their long lives, an alligator may regenerate something on the order of 4,000 teeth. So a team of researchers from the U.S., China and Taiwan performed a detailed investigation of alligator teeth to learn their secret.
A new study shows that reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue.
A new study shows that reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue.
A new study shows that reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue.
Inupiat typically leave some meat specifically for the polar bears. The predators have learned to arrive at North Slope Eskimo communities just before the hunt and whet their appetites by gnawing last year's whale bones.
Inupiat typically leave some meat specifically for the polar bears. The predators have learned to arrive at North Slope Eskimo communities just before the hunt and whet their appetites by gnawing last year's whale bones.
Inupiat typically leave some meat specifically for the polar bears. The predators have learned to arrive at North Slope Eskimo communities just before the hunt and whet their appetites by gnawing last year's whale bones.
Toddlers listening to their parents can learn from uh... verbal fumbling. When toddlers hear, um, a stumble, they infer that the next word will be unfamiliar.
Toddlers listening to their parents can learn from uh... verbal fumbling. When toddlers hear, um, a stumble, they infer that the next word will be unfamiliar.
Supporters of the smart grid, which sends electricity usage information from a household back to the utility at frequent intervals, are learning that they need to take privacy concerns seriously.
Supporters of the smart grid, which sends electricity usage information from a household back to the utility at frequent intervals, are learning that they need to take privacy concerns seriously.
Supporters of the smart grid, which sends electricity usage information from a household back to the utility at frequent intervals, are learning that they need to take privacy concerns seriously.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Members of the Penobscot Nation learn to paddle and fish at a young age, which they take to like a duck to water. Now the removal of two dams will restore the traveling route their ancestors used to get to the ocean.
James Wheltan and Bill Liao created the open source coding movement CoderDojo, where kids learn how to code, out of nothing except a belief that learning, especially programming, should be free and open.
James Wheltan and Bill Liao created the open source coding movement CoderDojo, where kids learn how to code, out of nothing except a belief that learning, especially programming, should be free and open.
James Wheltan and Bill Liao created the open source coding movement CoderDojo, where kids learn how to code, out of nothing except a belief that learning, especially programming, should be free and open.
The New York Public Library is celebrating its centennial this year, and endures as an important center of learning while its repositories are digitized.
Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.
Many are surprised to learn that the enigmatic country of Iceland is more closely aligned with Europe than North America. This geographical dichotomy is mirrored in its landscape.