In Arizona, researchers are studying playgrounds where the equipment gets so hot it can burn kids’ skin. As heat worsens ...

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As the first and last weeks of school keep getting hotter in some places, recess might be moved indoors day after day. But ...

A new park in Fresno County is set to be open to the public on Thursday. City officials say Sheridan Park will feature a ...

The long-awaited, new lifeguard tower playground in Dunningham Park has opened in time for the school holidays.

The project is part of the Rebuild program, which uses sugary drink tax money to help education and recreation projects.

With more than 110 years behind it, Fairmount has a lot of history to unpack. Along comes a book to do just that: “The People ...

"If you want to make something smarter, teach it to play," remarks a trailblazing oceanographer in Richard Powers' Playground. Evelyne Beaulieu is one of several brilliant characters in the novel ...