EDUCATION

Here Are the Colleges In Each State With the Best Job Placement Rates

Spoiler: None of the Ivies made the cut.

25 Facts About the Scripps National Spelling Bee

You may know how to spell “victory,” but here are 25 things you might not know about the country’s best-known gathering of logophiles.

When Kids Took a Bite from PBS's Newton's Apple

Even though the show was meant for middle-schoolers, its audience was 80 percent adults. Here's why.

This Math Problem for 8-Year-Olds Left Parents Stumped

Can you solve the lighthouse problem?

The 25 Toughest Colleges to Get Into in 2018

Don't apply to these places without a safety school.

The 25 Most In-Demand Job Skills Right Now, According to LinkedIn

So many skills to learn and so little time.

A 92-Year-Old Woman Just Earned Her Fourth College Degree

"Only the strong survive," she was quoted as saying.

The Best Strategy for Guessing on a Multiple-Choice Quiz

Get a separate sheet of paper ready.

This Is the Most Cited Academic Paper on Wikipedia

It appears on Wikipedia over 2.8 million times.

Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully in 'The X-Files.'

The ‘Scully Effect’ Is Real: Female 'X-Files' Fans More Likely to Go Into STEM

The sci-fi heroine served as a role model for women interested in the sciences.

15 Organizations Helping Women Around the World

These nonprofits are making waves in the fight for equality.

This Buzzed-About Modular Hive System Lets You Keep Your Bees Indoors

What could go wrong?

Iowa Was Just Ranked the Best in the U.S.

Minnesota was #2.

Cell Service: Inside the World of Prison Librarians

Rule one: Don't wear orange. Guards don't want to to confuse them for inmates in case of a riot.

Sally Died of Dysentery: A History of The Oregon Trail

Classrooms didn't have computer monitors when the game debuted in 1971, so kids had to use more of their imagination when shooting deer or succumbing to typhoid fever.

Meet Luciana, the New American Girl Doll Who Wants to Be an Astronaut

The character dreams of being the first person to visit Mars.

The School Book That Pioneered Funny Cat Pics 100 Years Before Lolcats

Why don't all elementary schools teach kids to read using cats that yell "I am the Queen!"?

See How Sesame Street Puppeteers Bring Their Characters to Life

The art of turning puppets into believable characters takes years to master.

Why Reading Aloud Helps You Remember More Information

A new study suggests that reading information and hearing yourself speak it aloud is a more effective memory technique than reading silently or listening to someone else read.