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  • eButterfly project helps kids become citizen scientists

    Wed, May 22, 2013 5:25 AM

    by Jenn Savedge

    Kids can help scientists understand the impact of climate change on butterflies by sharing their butterfly sightings in a new database.

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  • Live music may help premature babies, study says

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 10:23 AM by Catherine Winters, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Different music or sounds can have different effects on the infant. Singing leads to alertness and ocean sounds were linked to better sleep.

  • Saved from a puppy mill, dog feels grass for first time

    Mon, Apr 15, 2013 9:46 AM

    Video: Lizzy was saved from a puppy mill thanks to rescuers at the National Mill Dog Rescue. She got the surprise of her life when she walked on grass for the first time.

  • The good, the bad and the ugly from around the Web

    Fri, Apr 12, 2013 10:46 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Green parenting posts that will make you laugh, scream and everything in between.

  • Is my cat depressed?

    Thu, Apr 11, 2013 2:18 PM by Laura Moss

    Moving to a new home, the loss of a family member or simply a change in routine can trigger feline depression.

  • What makes a toddler cry, and how to deal

    Thu, Apr 11, 2013 1:53 PM by Joseph Brownstein, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Crying jags are usually triggered when a tot craves attention, wants an activity or tangible item, or would like to escape a demand.

  • Vladimir Putin plays in snow with dogs in latest photo op

    Thu, Apr 11, 2013 11:48 AM by Laura Moss

    The Russian president is known for his often bizarre publicity stunts.

  • See Snow White grant this girl's wish

    Thu, Apr 11, 2013 9:39 AM

    Video: Marine daddy come home! Snow White delivers. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a fairy tale ending.

  • Atlanta cat has his own address and mailbox

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 3:19 PM by Laura Moss

    Piper, a black cat that's made his home in a drainage pipe along Atlanta's Beltline, has become the trail's unofficial mascot and even has a mailbox.

  • Yoga increasing in popularity among home-schoolers

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 2:19 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Yoga studios around the country are scrambling to add daytime classes for kids to meet the demands of home-school families.

  • National Spelling Bee will now include definitions test

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 6:22 AM by Jenn Savedge

    A computer-based vocabulary screening will now account for 50 percent of a speller's score and determine advancement to the semifinals.

  • Babies of blind moms excel in vision tests

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 7:40 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    The study's findings suggest that blind parents' inability to respond to gaze and eye contact doesn't harm their babies' development.

  • Reducing aggression in angry teens

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 1:06 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds way to help kids break cycle of hostility and violence that traps many troubled teens.

  • Woman arrested for hanging boyfriend's dog

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 12:15 PM by Laura Moss

    Sheena Ann Cornwell hanged the dog in the garage and is charged with animal torture. If found guilty, she could be forbidden from ever owning animals.

  • 5 ways to help children help bees

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 11:41 AM by Sami Grover

    You don't have to become a beekeeper (unless you really want to) to show your children how important these pollinators are.

  • Dog eats peanut butter ... with a spoon

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 9:45 AM

    Video: Watch dog holding his own spoon enjoy peanut butter feast.

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