Murdoch Children’s Research Institute director Kathryn North reveals the defining moments behind her success

She is internationally acclaimed as a leader in genomic medicine and medical research and as Director of MCRI, the proud ...
Science Daily

This 2-pound dinosaur is rewriting what scientists know about evolution

A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis ...
Earth.com

Scientists reconstruct the face of 'Little Foot,' a 3.67-million-year-old human ancestor

Scientists rebuilt the face of “Little Foot,” a 3.67-million-year-old fossil, uncovering new clues about early human ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Albert Einstein Played With These Building Blocks as a Child. Here’s How They Helped Shape His Magnificent Mind

The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...
Archaeology

Possible Early Human Ancestor Femur Uncovered in the Balkans

According to a statement released by the University of Tübingen, an international team of researchers who evaluated a fossil femur unearthed at the site of Azmaka in southern Bulgaria suggests that it ...
Education Week

Toileting and Tying Shoes: Young Students Increasingly Lack Basic Skills

For 50-plus years, students in grades 4, 8, and 12 have taken national standardized tests that assess reading and math proficiency and are designed to measure overall academic achievement. But long ...
People

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys' Kids: All About Their Blended Family

Get to know Swizz Beatz and Alica Keys’ children: Prince Nasir, Kasseem Jr., Nicole, Egypt and Genesis Swizz Beatz (née Kasseem Daoud Dean) and Alicia Keys have mastered the art of blending their ...