Females more likely to sustain ACL injury
Girls and women are 2–10 times more likely to suffer injuries to a ligament in the knee joint doing similar activities. Hormones are involved.
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21st-century sex ed could be improved worldwide
Kids in several countries, including the US, believe the sex education taught in their schools is inadequate and fails to address their questions.
Many kids spend time with firearms
Do you talk with your child's pediatrician about gun ownership in the home? Maybe it's a good idea, just like you talk about car seats.
Gaming hours tied to positive, negative outcomes
How much do you play video games? A little does a lot of good, but too much might be associated with behavioral or social problems.
On climate change, teachers’ beliefs matter
Students think like their teachers about the science of climate change but don't always follow their teachers about its human causes.
Drive or converse? Brain does one thing at a time
If you're have a conversation, your brain shifts resources to hearing centers and pays less attention to the visual cortex.
Identifying renewable output anywhere on Earth
University researchers have developed a tool that can predict savings from renewable energy resources anywhere. What would it be near your school?
Farming can, and must, adapt to climate change
Climate is warmer, so some farming practices have changed, noticed in one study in Western Africa, but it could move closer to home.
Shallow M 5.6 earthquake strikes Oklahoma
An earthquake struck near Pawnee, Okla., this morning. Some structural damage. Officials blame wells that dispose of wastewater from fracking.
Hard to predict storm paths due to climate change
Forecasting the path of storms in temperate latitudes is becoming increasingly difficult due to climate change, U of Chicago researchers say.