NFL's Play 60 idea may also bring gains in learning
Physical activity may help reduce the level of childhood obesity, but it also brings good news for the brain, research from the U of IL shows.
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Science test scores go up at 1st parent trigger schools
Science test scores at one of the first school that was reorganized under a parent trigger law improved dramatically. How do you think that happened?
Total lunar eclipse occurs; blood moon seen (video)
A NASA observatory captured a time-lapse video of this morning's blood moon (a total lunar eclipse).
Same-sex marriages have similar longevity
The US Supreme Court declined to hear same-sex marriage ban appeals. Time to move on to a real defense of marriage and children.
Lack of sleep increases failure risk in school
A Md. county considers, again, starting high school after 7:17, because teen sleep patterns put kids at risk of failure if they don't get enough sleep.
Phelps arrested for DUI, take 2
Swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested in Baltimore for DUI, again. Action may be needed to prevent the accidental death of innocent people.
MAVEN arrives at Mars; bonus comet fly-by coming
A mission to Mars, run by NASA officials in Greenbelt, Md., has arrived and will begin sending back data soon.
Yes, August was hot
August 2014 was the hottest August on record since records were begun in 1880. What does it mean?
EV-D68 causes breathing problems in Midwestern kids
There's been an uptick across six states of Human Enterovirus D-68, and it has sent about a hundred kids to the hospital.
Famous Feynman physics lectures now available to all
The physics lectures by Richard Feynman are now available to anyone with Internet access and a good enough browser. Free. AP kids, have a look.