Keeping young children entertained, especially on cold or rainy days, can be challenging, but Wendy Collingwood, Purdue Extension childcare educator, has some tricks up her sleeve.

If you’re looking for fun (and surprisingly simple) science experiments to do with your kids at home, a new website created ...

Abstract: Human activity recognition (HAR) has attracted considerable research attention due to its essential role in various domains, ranging from healthcare to security, safety, and entertainment.

Positive thinking may boost the body’s defenses against disease. Increasing activity in a brain region that controls motivation and expectation, specifically the brain’s reward system, is linked with ...

This project shows how to build an outdoor nesting activity table that’s perfect for kids and easy to store. The nesting design saves space while still giving plenty of room for crafts, games, and ...

A sweeping new international study found that doing a simple physical activity for just five minutes a day could help millions live longer, preventing an estimated 1 in 10 deaths. That daily habit ...

Spotify does a great job at helping you share music with friends, including listening together in real-time. The only problem is it’s hard to know when your friends are actively listening. Now, you ...

Winter means a lot of indoor time, and I've learned that science experiments are a lifesaver on those long, cold days. The best part? You don't need anything fancy. Baking soda, vinegar, food ...

A low-dose mix of zinc, serine, and branched-chain amino acids boosted neural function and social behavior in autism mouse models. The combination restored more typical synaptic protein patterns and ...

In a randomized controlled trial, 48 right-handed participants were randomly assigned to train on either simple or complex visuomotor tasks using their right (SR, CR, respectively) or left hand (SL, ...

Where responding to a setback on the path toward achieving a huge goal is concerned, most people tend to fall somewhere inside these two extremes: You think, “I’m better than this,” and are really ...