Key Takeaways Researchers have created a video game to help elementary students learn more about anatomy The game teaches ...

From interactive diagrams to A.I. assistants, virtual tools are beginning to supplant physical dissections in some classrooms Students learn anatomy from an Asclepius AI Table, which merges ...

A startling rise in human trafficking cases throughout one of the nation’s most populous states is putting both experts and parents on alert, with data indicating that criminals are targeting children ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

One of the first signs of puberty is likely to be new body odor. This is perfectly normal. Every child will have some body odor as puberty begins. This often starts as early as age 8 or 9. Pre-teens ...

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When I sat to help my 8-year-old son with his homework, I noticed something surprising. Typically, he's been pretty good at math, if not exactly patient. With his paper-and-pencil homework, he might ...

Bones that were discovered near a Washington state campground as authorities searched for a man suspected of killing his three daughters are not human remains, the FBI said Wednesday. The bones were ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Domestic Violence Network's 77 member programs around the state see domestic violence in all its forms. That includes the trafficking of children for sex or labor. "The ...

It's a sweltering summer day in early July, and 13-year-old Ra'laya Myers is thrilled to be at school in North Philadelphia. "Everybody is like, literally, family here," she says. "It's a safe space." ...

A man who held police at bay for seven hours on the roof of a Bessemer house is accused of using his two children as human shield and threatening to throw them off the roof. Bessemer police charged ...