From CNN www.cnn.com (Summary) The new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine online shows that elder people who felt younger than their years outlived those who felt their age or felt older. The researchers are trying to understand the…

From Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com (Summary) Few children master fractions, according to a survey. What’s worse, children in the US perform much worse on fraction problems than those in other European and Asian countries. …

From Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com (Summary) Based on the reactions to economic inequity, humans can be categorized into three: prosocials, who value economic equity, individuals, who are concerned with maximizing their ow…

From Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com (Summary) According to a study, babies seem to learn words and the meanings well before they start talking. Researchers studied 6-month-old babies and suggests judging from eye tracking t…

From Newsela newsela.com (Summary) Kittens learn how to purr when they are a few days old. According to veterinarians, this purring functions as a signal to a kitten’s mother that the baby is OK and as a bonding mechanism between them. Adu…

From The Guardian www.theguardian.com (Summary) A study by a psychologist shows that people are better able to understand others’ emotions when focusing only on their voice, rather than watching and listening to them, or watching them. Mor…

From TIME time.com (Summary) Sexual violence is a serious and prevalent issue, considering some celebrities has been accused of it. It’s because of a culture where makes it hard for victims to come forward why it took so long for this matt…

From Time time.com (Summary) According to a study, chronic cold exposure does you good, by increasing “brown fat cells,” which burn energy to produce heat. In response to cold, your body burns extra calories, which can lead to losing some …

From CNN www.cnn.com (Summary) A new Swedish study shows that owing a dog could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death to some extent, whether you live alone or with other people or whether you have hunting breeds or not. The …

From Newsela newsela.com (Summary) It is often the case with mass violence such as the recent shootings in Texas or the attack in New York that people assume the criminals have some mental health issues. According to experts, however, comm…

From Newsela newsela.com (Summary) This article explains readers (apparently kids) why professional athletes make a lot of money as contract money. One of the reasons is that media companies pay the teams billions of dollars for the right …

From Newsela newsela.com (Summary) Both Twitter and Snapchat are taking on new looks, hoping that they will get wider audiences and make a comeback in the market. Twitter is abandoning its 140-character limit and adapting a 280-character l…

From Newsela newsela.com (Summary) On April 7, 2004, Rwanda celebrated the 20th anniversary of the historical genocide between Hutus and Tutsis. In order not to forget the genocide, they are working on several things. First, they support “…