As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think and fit in.

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More than 20 percent of Americans express little or no confidence in scientists to “act in the best interests of the public,” according to Pew’s latest polling. Just 13 percent gave that answer in ...

When students learn to read in the early elementary years, developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and blending typically take priority. Another essential component of fluent reading, however, ...

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension with complex math concepts, making them a common hurdle for students. The good ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

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Now is a surreal time to be a dark matter researcher. Even as research funding is being cut by governments around the world, dark matter remains one of the biggest and most exciting open problems in ...

Harvard College Dean of Science Jeff W. Lichtman wants to reshape how undergraduates are solving problems. Lichtman — who was appointed as Dean of Science in July — said in an interview with The ...

Despite decades of discussion around reproducibility, many of the same problems, such as selective reporting, publication bias, and overworked peer reviewers, persist. The question is no longer ...