A game centre in China has come under fire after it used real hamsters as prizes in its claw machines to attract customers. The venue, in a shopping centre in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong ...

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Who could’ve guessed ...

In late December, the 21st to be exact, my friends Amos and Clara called me 17 times. On December 22 it was eight times. The calls were short—sometimes only 30 to 45 seconds, and they usually arrived ...

When new technology lands in children’s hands, they don’t read the manual. And they don’t tell their parents. They push every button, test every limit and try to break it. It’s how kids learn. And ...

Environmental and community groups represented by lawyers with Earthjustice filed suit Tuesday, challenging plans for a new hotel at Turtle Bay on Oahu’s North Shore. The suit charges that Maryland- ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Those earlier disputes over land use at Turtle Bay set ...

New research is pulling back the curtain on how large numbers of kids are using AI companion apps — and what it found is troubling. A new report conducted by the digital security company Aura found ...

Reading your child a bedtime story—or making one up yourself—has so many benefits, but there's one that is often overlooked: Bedtime stories create powerful narratives in your child that you choose.

In the second Trump administration post of its kind, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday portrayed Franklin, the anthropomorphic turtle character from a children’s book series, as a ...

The Education Department joined the Franklin the Turtle social media campaign on Monday, alongside other federal departments. On X, the department posted a fake cover of a Franklin the Turtle book ...

In context: Child behavior experts have long warned about the harmful effects of excessive screen time and have urged parents to limit their children's smartphone use. Now, parents in California are ...