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The best math lesson for children might be happening at your kitchen table, shows study

In the minds of many people, math lives in the classroom—on blackboards, in textbooks, and in tests. New research from Amber Simpson, associate professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership at Binghamton […]

‘Alexa, tell me a joke’: How talking to AI impacts young children’s development

Children are innately curious, and throughout any given day they come up with all manner of questions: Why don’t fish have hair? Why do flowers wilt so quickly? Their need to understand the world—and develop […]

UK papers claimed ‘lawfare’ over top court’s climate ruling

UK newspapers responded to a major climate ruling by the world’s top court by claiming “lawfare” and linking the decision to the U.K.’s proposed handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a new review of […]

New national publication gives teachers guidance on AI in the classroom

With artificial intelligence tools available on every phone, laptop and tablet, higher education has struggled to implement consistent recommendations for how and when AI can be used. A new national guide seeks to change that.This […]

A new explanation for the mystery death of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus model, Simonetta Vespucci

A paper on new research into the cause of death of Simonetta Vespucci, model for the world-renowned Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, has been published by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, Universita […]

Dan David Prize awards 9 scholars $300,000 each for research on the human past

The Dan David Prize will award nine historians and archaeologists with $300,000 to recognize their work and support future research, the foundation announced Tuesday.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Data suggest ‘red flag’ laws are linked to sustained reductions in arrests

Individuals subject to extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), or “red flag” laws, were significantly less likely to be arrested—including for violent and firearm-related offenses—while the orders were in effect than in the six months before. […]

Millions of people can’t access civil justice. New report shows why four decades of reform have failed

Every year, more people in England and Wales are involved in disputes before the civil courts than in the criminal courts. More than 1 million claims a year—for personal injury, debt, housing disrepair, faulty consumer […]

Abortion decision prompts women’s health care providers to become more politically engaged

For women’s health providers, the Dobbs decision that rescinded abortion rights wasn’t just an abstract political event.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The Handala hacker group uses cyberterrorism as psychological warfare, study finds

A new study by Prof. Gabriel Weimann, a senior researcher at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at Reichman University and professor emeritus in the Department of Communication at the University of Haifa, and Daniel […]