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These high school students are pushing Durham school leaders for climate action
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (781+ words) On a recent afternoon, Matthias Mathieu, 17, walked to his ROTC class, waved hello, and fist bumped his friends along the way. A junior at Northern High School in Durham, Mathieu's extracurricular activities include singing in the choir, serving as student…...
Baby chicks link certain sounds with shapes, just like humans do
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (626+ words) When people are shown a spiky shape next to a rounded one and asked which shape is called "kiki" and which one is "bouba," people from all kinds of cultures overwhelmingly associate "bouba" with the blob-like shape and "kiki" with…...
The rising cost of online betting addiction among young people
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1052+ words) Online sports betting has become a multibillion-dollar industry, making it possible for anyone anywhere to bet on games. But that's given rise to addiction issues, especially among young people. WBUR's Patrick Madden reports from Massachusetts. PATRICK MADDEN, BYLINE: It's a…...
App State offering intensive child care trainings to address workforce shortage
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) Appalachian State University is offering three intensive child care trainings in the coming months as part of a statewide initiative to address staffing shortages in the field. Each Child Care Academy will be three weeks long " much shorter than traditional…...
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1225+ words) The Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. "Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration,…...
Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people. Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery The American Society…...
With measles cases on the rise in the Carolinas, a pediatrician weighs in on vaccine hesitancy and public health
2+ week, 3+ day ago (166+ words) While South Carolina grapples with a measles outbreak, many in North Carolina are concerned about our own rise in cases " NC has 15 reported measles cases since December 2025. Amid these rises, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reduced the…...
A kids' guide to phone-free fun, from the author of 'The Anxious Generation"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (617+ words) Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book made the case that screen time had "rewired" kids' brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng. A kids' guide to phone-free fun, from the author of…...
Davidson school board member calls for removal of 'sexually explicit content' from libraries
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (150+ words) A Davidson County Board of Education member is calling for the removal of books he says are "age-inappropriate" from the district's libraries. At a meeting this week, Board Member Mur DeJonge left his regular seat to speak to his colleagues…...
It's Been a Minute explores the pressures, fear, and shame in modern parenting
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (114+ words) From health advice to educational decisions, modern child-rearing can come with a culture of fear that preys on new parents. But there are ways to lessen the pressure and shame around raising kids. It's Been a Minute explores the pressures,…...