The benefits of object play (blocks, puzzles, cars, dolls and so on) for infant learning and development are well documented. However, nearly nothing is known about how natural play unfolds in the ...

A new study shows that young bumblebees like to play with toys, mirroring the behavior of young mammals. Bumblebees are also the first insects observed to engage in object play. Not only do bumblebees ...

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A new study by researchers at New York University has identified everyday inputs to infants' natural learning by examining free play outside the confines of lab settings and pre-selected toys. A new ...