Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across generations and adapt their behavior to changing environments all without a ...

In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. No story has caught the imagination of education reformers this decade quite like the “Mississippi miracle.” ...

Altagracia (Grace) Delgado is the director of Texas initiatives for the English Learners Success Forum. With over 30 years of experience in education, she has served as a teacher, instructional coach, ...

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With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to chatbots, agents and other tools. As we chart this new technological ...

It’s a familiar moment in math class—students are asked to solve a problem, and some jump in confidently while others freeze, unsure where to begin. When students don’t yet have a clear mental model ...

A conversation about staying resilient in the face of upheaval. Difficult change is an inevitable part of life, but few of us have the skills and mindset to handle it well. That can trickle into our ...

Conspiracy theories have people believing nonsensical things, like the Earth being flat. However, many people with “extraordinary beliefs” are rational thinkers, a study shows. Three key areas ...

The earliest signs of cognitive decline often appear not in a formal diagnosis, but in the small clues buried in health care providers' notes. A new study published Jan. 7 in the journal npj Digital ...