The students at America's elite universities are supposed to be the smartest, most promising young people in the country. And ...

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Stephen King can pluck almost any topic out of the air and make it scary. In his masterful hands, the mundanity of everyday life becomes not only extraordinary, but believably terrifying. Take, for ...

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From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

They might have been dominating charts since 1964 but some Lynyrd Skynyrd fans still have no clue what the rock band's name actually means. Founded in Jacksonville, Florida, the group initially ...

Mrs. Alvarez starts her day at 7:30 a.m. with the usual bustle: backpacks thump onto the floor, lunch boxes are unpacked, and a stack of folders marked IEP—short for Individualized Education Program, ...

If you missed out on World Autism Acceptance Day and Autism Acceptance Week, you still have the rest of April to learn about autism acceptance and how your community can become more inclusive. Here’s ...

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder? Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD), also called nonverbal learning disability (NLD), is a condition that makes it hard to process visual, spatial, and other types ...