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In a remote corner of rural India, a new experiment using mobile phones is bringing people news made by local villagers. The BBC's Geeta Pandey travels to Rajnandgaon district in the central state of Chhattisgarh to see who is tuning in. There is little access to independent news in remote rural areas. A group of [...]

Dreams might be helping your brain do more than express Freudian fixations or practice escapes from prehistoric predators. They are there, in part, to help you learn, according to a new study from Harvard University. The idea that dreams can help with creative problem-solving has been discussed for decades, along with observations that sleep boosts [...]

Andy Mackie has survived 10 heart surgeries and numerous heart attacks. His love of music and teaching kids keeps him going.

ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2010) — Bullying is common in classrooms around the world: About 15 percent of children are victimized, leading to depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other negative outcomes. What's driving bullies to behave the way they do? According to a new large-scale Dutch study, most bullies are motivated by the pursuit of status and [...]

Being a teenager can be a drag. As if dealing with peer pressure and raging hormones weren't hard enough, your ability to learn new things is also reduced. Now the brain molecules behind this learning deficit have been identified in mice – and blocked. A tough time to learn new tricks (Image: Workbookstock/Getty) When children [...]

(PhysOrg.com) — NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. In an effort to excite young people [...]

Excellence in science education must begin in kindergarten Matt Collins Good science education at the earliest grades is supremely important, but in most classrooms it gets short shrift. Studies have found that children in kindergarten are already forming negative views about science that could cast a shadow across their entire educational careers. When researchers interviewed [...]

ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2010) — Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the 'original' accent of that language, shows a new study from the University of Haifa. The study was published in the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. Many adult schools teaching second [...]

ScienceDaily (Feb. 4, 2010) — Parents take heed: children and young adults are more likely to pursue sports, music or other pastimes when given an opportunity to nurture their own passion. According to a three-part study led by Geneviève Mageau, a psychology professor at the Université de Montréal, parental control can predict whether a child [...]

The 2010 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index asked teens who contributes the most to our society's well-being. (Credit: Lemelson-MIT Program) ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2010) — The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the U.S. economy and competing globally lies in fostering an innovative culture and educating America's youth in science, [...]