Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time. In new data from research and testing company NWEA, first and ...

I've read hundreds, including to my own children. Ahead of World Book Day, these are the titles that made us bark, snort and snicker ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. Over 5,500 told to evacuate ...

Global unprovoked shark bites decreased in 2025, but fatal attacks increased from the previous year. The United States led the world in shark bites, with Florida having the most incidents of any state ...

According to the ISAF 2025 shark attack report, global unprovoked shark bites returned to near-average levels in 2025, following a sharp reduction the year prior. A total of 65 unprovoked shark bites ...

Erin Clabough is affiliated with Neuro Pty Ltd. In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents ...

On April 20, 2023, a juvenile great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) measuring approximately 210 cm and weighing between 80 and 90 kg was incidentally caught by local fishermen off the coast of ...

Despite a recent string of shark attacks across the California coast, including the tragic killing of a 55-year-old swimmer, the violent incidents dropped in the United States in 2025 compared to the ...

Real estate tycoon Barbara Corcoran has revealed the one rule she follows when she is buying homes—explaining how it has helped her ensure she “can always sell” a property later down the line. The ...

1123 TODAY IS WORLD READ ALOUD DAY, A GLOBAL CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF READING AND STORYTELLING, A MILWAUKEE WOMAN’S PASSION FOR READING ALOUD HAS GONE VIRAL. JOINING ME NOW IS JEANETTE JUSTICE, THE ...

A 13-year-old boy died on Thursday after he was mauled by a shark at a popular beach on Brazil's eastern coast, the state government said in a statement. The attack happened off the coast of Chifre ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.