Making English a compulsory subject from grade 1 is undeniably the right direction, but as a parent, the policy still brings ...

New research reveals that English-speaking children continue to refine their capitalization skills well past the early grades ...

If you’ve been teaching for a while, you’ve probably noticed how your learners are no longer the same. Their habits, f ...

Reading achievement has been stagnant in the US for decades, raising questions about what other methods might work to help ...

U.S. adults are generally underprepared to live well in older age, according to the “longevity preparedness index,” or LPI, from John Hancock, developed with the research institute MIT AgeLab. The LPI ...

The U.S. adopted daylight saving time in 1918, but it has been inconsistently applied throughout history. The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, has been ...

When used correctly, they can help us unpick some of the mysteries of our biology, and our mortality. Be honest: Have you ever looked up someone from your childhood on social media with the sole ...

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James Cameron prefers not to revisit his movies after they’ve opened in theaters. “I usually have a moratorium of a couple of years where I just don’t want to think about it,” he says. “There’s a ...

For most people, five years probably seems like a long time to devote to a single work project. For the directors and artists at Walt Disney Animation Studios, it’s just what movies demand. Studio ...

The latest Nintendo Switch 2 firmware update has arrived, but do not expect much in the way of significant changes. Version 20.5.0 launched on September 29 and is focused on stability. The one-line ...

If you've followed along with anything I've posted, I've mentioned how Imelda was one of the trickier storms to forecast in recent memory. It brought back storms like Florence in Joaquin, in that ...