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A proposed law would require schools to use the phonics-based approach to teach reading. Critics say it harms English learners.

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...

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When you see pasta, your brain probably doesn't jump to the secrets of the universe. But for almost a century, physicists have puzzled over spaghetti's counterintuitive properties. You might think ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering the elimination of its science arm and firing most of that branch’s employees according to documents reviewed by the Democratic staff of ...

Challenges are numerous, but they can be overcome by committing to practical solutions. No one has a bigger stake in sustaining healthy fisheries than Maine’s community-based fishermen.