American Public Media Group has sold its children’s podcast Brains On! to the show’s co-creators. The co-creators now own the feeds, social media, newsletter, books and rights to live shows for the ...

Stepping out in New York City, Victoria Beckham made her way to the Balenciaga store for a day full of shopping. And while she didn’t reveal what she left the shop with, we do know that she walked in ...

At a White House meeting, Trump's bizarre "train to Hawai'i" remark drew new scrutiny over his mental fitness and grip on facts. "She wanted a tunnel from the mainland to Hawaii," said Trump. "Then ...

Babies start processing language before they are born, a new study suggests. A research team in Montreal has found that newborns who had heard short stories in foreign languages while in the womb ...

Although you know your teenager takes some chances, it can be a shock to hear about them. One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son, 17 at the time, phoned to tell me that he had just spent a ...

I recently wrote about how children and adolescents who spend more time in digital environments than they do having real-world experiences (see "Getting Our Kids' Brains Back on Track"). One of the ...

After last week's Minecraft 1.21.9 The Copper Age game drop, Mojang may have surprised some players by releasing the 1.21.10 update for Java Edition. However, if you are familiar with how game updates ...

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First things first, why do they constantly knock their heads against wood? Knocking one’s knuckles against wood is understandable, since it’s considered a source of good luck. But woodpeckers don’t ...

Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell that is activated both when performing an action and when observing another individual perform that same action, a process thought to help an individual ...

A popular medication for depression and anxiety could be associated with long-term abnormalities in the brains of children whose mothers take the drug while pregnant. A fetus's brain develops ...

It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create computers out of living cells. Welcome to the weird world of biocomputing. Among ...