People with more knowledge tend to be better readers. That’s not proof that increasing knowledge improves reading. It could be that higher achieving kids like learning about the world and enjoy ...

My Beginnings,’ Gates reminisces about the excitement of growing up amid the “limitless potential” of the 1960s, with a ...

States are trying to clamp down on cell phones in schools, social media has been called a health risk for kids and some are ...

Here's what it's like to have dinner with the second-largest and third-largest species of penguins in the world: the King and ...

Scottish-born author Ali Smith engaged in a rather remarkable project, releasing five consecutive novels born out of current events. In addition to their kaleidoscopic narratives, these books — the ...

Interestingly, little penguins’ relatively high divorce rates are not universal across all penguin species. Gentoo, yellow-eyed and Magellanic penguins, for instance, demonstrate high levels of ...

It is Feathers McGraw, the evil penguin who comically disguises himself as a chicken with a red rubber glove on his head, who has become an unlikely sensation in British inking shops over the past ...

Ross takes pride in watching his children grow into “who they are going to be,” telling Miami Living Magazine in 2020 that he doesn’t "put a lot of pressure on my kids" because they are ...

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Toy Story 2 had to be something different…and it was. Here are 20 facts about Toy Story 2 that hit the bullseye (not Woody’s horse). 1 of 20 ...

Penguins do seek greener pastures when the mating season is disappointing. A study lasting a decade has found that although penguins often "mate for life", akin to humans, they also look for ...

An ultra-rare all-black penguin has been spotted on South Georgia Island, standing out among its more typical black-and-white buddies by bucking the tuxedo trend with an entirely black body.