Researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi imaginary juice and grapes, presenting the tests as a kind of make-believe tea party. Kanzi could play along, they found.

After the Red Planet reemerged from conjunction — a period when NASA doesn't communicate with spacecraft because Mars is behind the sun from Earth's point of view in space — scientists began planning ...

Researchers adapted the playbook for studying young children to stage a juice party for Kanzi. They poured imaginary juice from a pitcher into two cups, then pretended to empty just one. They asked ...

Kanzi, a bonobo with exceptional language skills, took part in a make-believe tea party that demonstrated cognitive abilities ...

Insomnia Cookies founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz shares how he took a delicious bite out of the entrepreneurial life.

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Help your children learn to be kind to others with these random acts of kindness for kids. Use our free printable as a check ...

Families found a warm way to spend the day as cold temperatures gripped the area, gathering at the Putnam Museum for hands-on chemistry lessons.

During my visits to several schools in villages and nearby semi-urban areas, I encountered a troubling contradiction at the heart of science and mathematics education. These subjects—meant to explain ...

This video features simple DIY gift ideas that can be made using basic tools, making them accessible for kids or grandkids to assist with. Tools featured include various drill and drive sets, routers, ...

Notre Dame professor Katie Bibedorf, better known as Kate the Chemist, joins TODAY to share entertaining science experiments you can do at home with the kids including a snowstorm in a jar and a snow ...

Winter means a lot of indoor time, and I've learned that science experiments are a lifesaver on those long, cold days. The best part? You don't need anything fancy. Baking soda, vinegar, food ...