1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (774+ words) The case for not filling up every minute of your day By Michael Craig & The Conversation We are via Getty Images You finish a lecture, a meeting, a conversation with someone you care about. And what do you do? You…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (481+ words) Music helps sooth the brain when we are stressed Music doesn’t just mask stress, it guides our brain back to a calm state By Payal Dhar edited by Claire Cameron We all know the power of music to make us…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (355+ words) This tiny raccoon turned trash into toys—and taught her family how, too The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin By Isabel Gil edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier It started when the pygmy raccoon dove into…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (392+ words) Mathematician discovers how to fold the smallest origami doughnut How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper to make a doughnut? After decades, a mathematician has determined the most efficient technique By Manon Bischoff edited by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (337+ words) This quirky spot in space is where NASA’s Roman Telescope will call home The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is headed toward a Lagrange point, a critical position in outer space where gravitational forces behave in specific ways By Mary Randolph…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) After a flawless launch, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is already exceeding expectations. Lofted…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (615+ words) School districts are banning AI, states are limiting educational technology in classrooms, and Meta will set new “school mode” restrictions — here’s what to know By Allison Parshall edited by Clara Moskowitz In New York City, teachers have two more weeks…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (693+ words) The evidence in favor of and against video games promoting aggressive behavior is murkier than you might think By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron A screenshot from the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI showing one of the two playable…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea By Gennaro Tomma edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier “We are not introducing a new species but working on strengthening the…...