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For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, Ph.D. candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. "In Egyptian families, it ...
In a study published in Cell Research, a research team has, for the first time, resolved the high-resolution in situ structure of the central apparatus (CA) within the axoneme of mammalian sperm.
All children in England living in households claiming universal credit will soon be eligible for free school meals, the UK government has announced. This will improve the lives of 500,000 more children and save their families ...
Parents, it is not just your imagination—you are spending more time, money and resources on your kids' sports activities than moms and dads from previous generations.
Bullying is sadly a common experience for Australian children and teenagers. It is estimated at least 25% experience bullying at some point in their schooling.
Low-income students who received a preschool intervention focused on social-emotional development continued to benefit from it during their teen years, according to a recent study published in the journal Child Development.
Imagine your parents leave you and your siblings a share of land that's been in your family for generations. Several of your relatives already live on the land, and you'd like to do the same; but you can't get a loan to build ...
Kim Tak-un was four years old when he was adopted by a Swedish family in 1974. Originally from South Korea, Tak-un had lived with his single father, a laborer who moved frequently for work. One day in the summer of 1974, ...
As parents, our instinct is to protect and insulate kids in times of uncertainty. But sometimes this is impossible due to playground bullies, stress at home caused by sudden layoffs, cutthroat academics or sports—the list ...
Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive languages built on complex ...
