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What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind…

A donated SuperAger brain at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. Shane Collins, Northwestern University hide caption toggle caption Shane Collins, Northwestern University The human brain tends…

BBCThe other day, while I was doing some household chores, I handed my youngest child his dad’s iPad to keep him entertained. But after a while…

Illustration of what the Mollisonia animal would have looked like at the time it lived, more than 500 million years ago. Nick Strausfeld hide caption toggle…

Editor’s note, July 21, 2025, 2:15 pm ET: A recent Jubilee featuring journalist Mehdi Hasan, titled “1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives,” went viral on social…

Proof That Adult Brains Make New Neurons Settles Scientific ControversyAdult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come fromBy Nora Bradford edited…