A show at ICA Philadelphia joins a surge of Shaker-inspired projects: films, dances, a museum’s expansion. Refracted through new interpreters, Shaker culture bends, and twists.

For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need ...

Virtual exhibitions give curators and collectors greater flexibility than physical objects do. Also, they provide easy access and are cost-effective, among other advantages.

An environmental group objecting to plans for a development at a West Clare resort insists it won’t back down in its fight to protect a rare species. Friends of the Irish Environment is opposing plans ...

A Clare environmental group claims no environmental consideration has gone into plans for a new gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary. Gas Networks Ireland has announced that Ireland’s first strategic ...

Gifted dogs can categorize toys by function, not just appearance. In playful at-home tests, they linked labels like “fetch” and “pull” to toys—even ones they’d never seen before. The findings hint ...

Aaron Buss received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Alexis McCraw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

Parents of young children probably recognize the hectic mornings filled with reminding the kids to eat breakfast, brush their teeth and put on their shoes – and hurry up, you’re gonna be late! Most ...

Summary: A new study demonstrates that some highly gifted dogs can categorize objects not just by appearance, but by how they are used. When taught words like “pull” or “fetch,” these dogs later ...