Part of what's novel: females. "Right off the bat, they were just enamored with the ladies in the group," says Rana Smith, the president and CEO of Chimp Haven in Louisiana, the federal sanctuary for ...

The new bill, AB 1121, would mandate the method of the "science of learning" which is a phonics-based teaching ... have each implemented the "science of reading" within the last five to eight ...

Murray, Kentucky and Newport, Kentucky were recognized as two of the best small towns in the nation by USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards. Winners were selected through a nomination process ...

The world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimp Haven, opens its doors twice a year, including Saturday. Tickets for the chance are going fast. Chimpanzees lolling about point to a success story ...

The team with the majors' best record had fielded a patchwork lineup by the end of Tuesday night's 10-4 loss to the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif. And there's not much recovery time for a ...

The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a phonics-based style of reading ...

The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a phonics-based style of reading ...

LONDON -- Has a team ever been such a deserved Premier League winner-in-waiting yet so obviously in need of a rebuild at the same time? This is the curious position Liverpool occupy after Sunday's ...

The New Orleans Pelicans, mired in a difficult season, will try to snap their three-game road losing streak as they visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. The Pelicans sit at 21-55, locked ...

Humans are not the only species to combine concepts to build more complex meaning, a new study found. Bonobo chimpanzees combine calls in a manner similar to how humans structure words to make ...