Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

It takes a village to prepare students for a changing workforce, build civic engagement, and help educators solve big ...

Despite the dramatic name, these alignments aren’t exceptionally rare. The last six-planet parade occurred in January 2025, ...

Oak Ridge hosted the National Nuclear Science Week in October 2025. The city is becoming a hub for nuclear energy, attracting numerous new companies. The week's events aimed to connect companies with ...

"The Karate Kid" and "The Wrecking Crew," a 2008 documentary about a group of esteemed studio musicians, have joined a revered band of movies – the latest 25 films selected for the National Film ...

If you were recruiting an ambassador to get kids excited about science, you might not immediately think of the homely hagfish. Eel-shaped with tentacles and a protruding mouth, the primitive marine ...

The administration is forcing National Park Service staff to censor science and history at parks. This is a violation of the core tenets of the National Park Service’s mission. UPDATE 1/29/2026: a ...

Welcome to the Cincinnati Enquirer Student of the Week vote for the 2025-2026 school year, honoring excellence in character, arts and academics among high school students from Jan. 26-30. Much the way ...

National School Choice Week is January 26–31. Families can choose from great public schools, public charter, magnet, career and technology pathways, homeschool, online education and more. Applications ...

A total of 445 youth spent at least one night in a Tennessee Department of Children's Services office in 2025. The average office stay was around a week, while the longest topped out at 102 days. DCS ...

A new law revises the requirements for milk provided by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. See the changes in the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. Parents or legal guardians can now request a ...

More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% — amounting to US$32 billion. These are ...