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You can have outdoor fun in the COVID era, but keep your distance
This is part of our Coronavirus Update series in which Harvard specialists in epidemiology, infectious disease, economics, politics, and other disciplines offer insights into what the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak...
How to Turn Your Lawn Into a Wildflower Garden
Whether you’re searching for an educational activity to do with your children or spending time landscaping while social distancing, UCF’s new Lawn to Wildflowers program out of the College of...
Virtual field trips for global exploration
Allston-Brighton students have been able to travel around the world with no airline ticket required. Virtual field trips through the Harvard Ed Portal have taken youngsters to five of the 10 wonders of...
Simple question can lead to remedy for older adults' dizziness and impaired balance
Does lying down or turning over in bed make you feel dizzy? This simple question effectively identifies whether a person suffers from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, which is harmless and...
Watch: Park Ji-hoon teases 'Wing' solo music video
K-pop star Park Ji-hoon shared a preview of his video for "Wing," the title track from his forthcoming solo EP, "The W."
Replacing time spent sitting with sleep or light activity may improve your mood
New research found that substituting prolonged sedentary time with sleep was associated with lower stress, better mood and lower body mass index (BMI), and substituting light physical activity was associated...
Season Interrupted: Moorpark's John Peck has come a long way
The Pepperdine-bound shortstop overcame struggles with tentativeness from his freshman and sophomore seasons: 'By senior year, I didn't fear failure.'
Parents with degrees give their children significant advantage in maths
Children of parents with a degree are almost a year of schooling ahead in maths by the age 11 than peers whose parents have just GCSEs, a new study by...
Women entrepreneurs are more motivated by social impact than money
Entrepreneurial motivation is important to economic growth because entrepreneurs create companies that produce new products and services, which in turn, boost productivity. But we know little about what motivates innovative...
How social media platforms can contribute to dehumanizing people
A recent analysis of discourse on Facebook highlights how social media and an individual's sense of identity can be used to dehumanize entire groups of people.
Carl Linnaeus's household laid the foundation for his scientific work
Without a wife and a well-functioning household, Carl Linnaeus would have had difficulty becoming the prominent scientist that he was. Mastering social codes, like clothing and hosting guests for dinners,...
Robots could be to blame for workers' stagnant wages
Researchers say workers may be cautious about asking for higher pay out of fear they may be replaced by automation.
Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman hand social media over to health experts
Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman and other celebrities will be handing their social media accounts over to health experts fighting COVID-19 as part of ONE's #PassTheMic campaign.
Inside the Trump fight with California over opening churches amid coronavirus
The Justice Department warns that stay-at-home measures enacted by California's governor may discriminate against religious groups and violate their rights.
Watch: Florida man reunited with stolen class ring 52 years later
A Florida man was reunited with his high school class ring 52 years after it was stolen from his locker during his senior year.
Listen: Matt Berninger teases solo album 'Serpentine Prison'
Matt Berninger shared a music video for "Serpentine Prison," the lead single from his forthcoming album of the same name.
COVID-19: Shifting attitudes to migration?
Attitudes towards migrants, shaped during the current COVID-19 crisis, could have a significant impact on future political decision-making about immigration policy, according to an article this week from Oxford's...
The benefits of being social, from a spider's perspective
A new study has found that spiders that live in groups benefit from each other's company in unexpected ways.
Here's what an unravelling economy could do to couples – new study
Social distancing and lockdown mean that many couples are now spending too much time with each other—and not enough time apart. As couples struggle to provide and care for children,...
Lessons from Sierra Leone's Ebola pandemic on the impact of school closures on girls
Policymakers globally have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with tough measures. As a result of the risk and uncertainty caused by the virus, economic activity has contracted, hitting firms and...
Women are told more white lies in evaluations than men
So-called "white lies" - telling a spouse you like their sub-par cooking, or praising a friend's unflattering haircut - serve a purpose. But they can cause problems in the workplace,...
Kristin Cavallari ends 'Very Cavallari' amid Jay Cutler divorce
"The Hills" alum Kristin Cavallari will conclude her show "Very Cavallari" following her split from Jay Cutler.
Nigerian government's plan to tackle COVID-19 leaves urban poor further disadvantaged
The Nigerian government has adopted a range of strategies to manage the spread of COVID-19. However, as desirable as the strategies may seem, the urban poor are disproportionately negatively...
Coronavirus: When teaching during a disaster, students need to be partners
Many universities and colleges are planning to teach most of their courses online in the fall, even though there are still many unknowns.
USC hospital kiboshed sticker doodles, but the tiny artworks make a triumphant return
Staff at Keck Hospital of USC lightened the mood during the COVID-19 pandemic by drawing on stickers given to visitors. Then things got political.
How do birds understand 'foreign' calls?
New research show that the coal tit (Periparus ater) can eavesdrop and react to the predatory warning calls of the Japanese tit (Parus minor) and evokes a visual image of...
Cooperation can be contagious particularly when people see the benefit for others
Seeing someone do something good for someone else motivates witnesses to perform their own helpful acts, an insight that could help drive cooperative behavior in communities navigating through the health...
Scientists dissect the complex choices of animals
Scientists have turned to CT scanning and 3D printing technology to engineer a precise answer to the question: what are animals choosing when they choose a home?