Every autumn, tree squirrels quietly pull off one of the most impressive logistical feats in the animal world, hiding ...

A first-of-its-kind national trial shows that public Montessori preschool students enter kindergarten with stronger reading, ...

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In the 1980s, unsupervised freedom was the norm, and it actually led to several benefits in adulthood. When children ...

The results showed that people who regularly exercised—at least 20 minutes per session, twice per week—were much less likely ...

You may underestimate how frequently you look at your device, and you may be paying a price with more attention and memory lapses. For many of us, checking our phones has probably become an ...

Certain bitter plant compounds — the kind found naturally in cocoa, apples, berries and red wine — may temporarily boost memory by activating the brain’s internal “alarm system,” a new study suggests.

Cognitive decline is typically considered a hallmark of aging, but research suggests that not everyone is susceptible. A study from Northwestern University looked at a group of 80-year-olds who ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve ...

There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...