Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to colonialism
The Picts, the indigenous people of what is today northern Scotland, were documented by Roman historians as having complex tattoos. Theodor de Bry, via Wikimedia Commons...
Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues
Long misunderstood, snake tongues have fascinated naturalists for centuries.reptiles4all/iStock via Getty Images Plus Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues Kurt Schwenk,...
Youth Can Connect Food Choices to a Healthier Planet
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Why do cats knead with their paws?
Why do cats knead with their paws? A behavior from kittenhood persists in many adult cats. Byron Chin/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Julia Albright, University of Tennessee Curious...
High-speed camera mounted on a spinning lawnmower blade
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Prepare Your Kids to Head Back to School
Prepare Your Kids to Head Back to School (Family Features) Whether your child’s stance on heading back to school is eager and enthusiastic or falls a...
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring Kids can be taught to read the web critically. Os...
Mary Ball Washington She’s well worth saluting.
Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked – but she’s well worth saluting Mary Washington helped her son develop into the leader he became....
Why we remember more by reading
Why we remember more by reading – especially print – than from audio or video When mental focus and reflection are called for, it’s time to...
Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money
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How do people make paper out of trees and why not use something else?
How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else? Future notebook paper? Not4rthur/Flickr, CC BY-SA Beverly Law, Oregon State University Curious...
This supermoon has a twist
This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise This April full moon is known as...
You don’t have a male or female brain
You don’t have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex differences Brain sex isn’t a thing....
At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising clues
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Are mass shootings an American epidemic?
Are mass shootings an American epidemic? Police stand near the scene where multiple people were shot at the FedEx Ground facility on April 16, 2021, in...
