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• 'Cool' kids in middle school bully more, psychologists report
• The storm that never was: Why meteorologists are often wrong
• Vocabulary instruction failing U.S. students, expert says
• Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked
• Don’t ignore the snore: Snoring may be early sign of future health risks
• False beliefs persist, even after instant online corrections
• Children's play spaces becoming increasingly artificial

'Cool' kids in middle school bully more, psychologists report Posted: 24 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST Bullying boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, a new psychology study shows, and popular students engage most in bullying.

The storm that never was: Why meteorologists are often wrong Posted: 24 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST Have you ever woken up to a sunny forecast only to get soaked on your way to the office? On days like that it's easy to blame the weatherman. But engineering professor Julie Crockett doesn't get mad at meteorologists. She understands something that very few people know: it's not the weatherman's fault he's wrong so often.

Vocabulary instruction failing U.S. students, expert says Posted: 24 Jan 2013 10:40 AM PST Vocabulary instruction in the early years is not challenging enough to prepare students for long-term reading comprehension, argues an author of a new study.

Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked Posted: 24 Jan 2013 09:36 AM PST Smokers who quit when they are young adults can live almost as long as people who never smoked, groundbreaking new research has found.

Don’t ignore the snore: Snoring may be early sign of future health risks Posted: 24 Jan 2013 09:27 AM PST Snoring may be more than a common bedtime nuisance, say researchers. According to their new study, snoring, even without sleep apnea, causes thickening and abnormalities the carotid artery - a potential precursor to atherosclerosis.

False beliefs persist, even after instant online corrections Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:23 AM PST It seems like a great idea: Provide instant corrections to web-surfers when they run across obviously false information on the Internet. But a new study suggests that this type of tool may not be a panacea for dispelling inaccurate beliefs, particularly among people who already want to believe the falsehood.

Children's play spaces becoming increasingly artificial Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:14 AM PST What makes a good children's play space? Researchers discovers a world of difference between the 'play memories' of older residents of the East End of London -- who recall wandering freely, playing in the spaces between homes, shops and parks -- and the experiences of today's children, forced into rigid, over-designed and artificial play spaces.

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