Dear World: You’re Not Going To End On December 21. Sincerely, Science.

So it turns out the “Mayan Apocalypse” is really just the Mesoamerican equivalent of Y2K: a great excuse to throw a party but nothing worth dramatically quitting your job or blowing off a term paper over.

Education

A Pittsburgh school went from 130 fights per year to 10, using an idea from ‘Harry Potter’

Climate

U.K. heatwaves are baking the grass and revealing 300-year-old secret gardens

Pop Culture

Tiffany Haddish broke down in tears on stage after spotting the woman who rescued her from the foster system

Parenting

Her 5-year-old wished his stomach were flatter. Instead of ‘you’re perfect,’ she posed a gentle question.