Researchers are homing in on how kids reap long-term health benefits from getting dirty, whether cuddling furry pets or playing with friends.

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An audit of Queensland's $183 million child safety IT system last year found system gaps potentially put kids at risk. Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm said she was not briefed by her department ...

An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers who discovered it using telescopes from NASA and the European Space Agency, ...

That’s how much money a 22-year-old woman just won in a New York lawsuit against her doctors. She sued them for medical malpractice after they cut off her breasts when she was 16. They told her she ...

Like a double-stuffed Oreo of planetary proportions, the star LHS 1903 boasts two rocky exoplanets sandwiching two gaseous ones. From the star outward, the lineup — rocky-gaseous-gaseous-rocky — ...

Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. What is the smallest thing in the universe that actually exists? – Mimi, 12, Abeokuta, Nigeria To find an ...

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Two recent cases involving Tennessee children with autism illustrate the harsh, complex realities they face in the juvenile justice system. Parents, advocates and experts weighed in on what it's like ...

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) is one of two missions NASA selected Feb. 5 for its Earth System Explorer program. Credit: Lanteris Space Systems WASHINGTON — NASA has selected two Earth ...