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The Wind in the Willows Review: A Cozy Classic for All Ages
Oct 25 | Book author: Kenneth Grahame
Our review of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows: how the 1908 riverside classic began, its two moods, its strengths and who will love it most.
Alice in Wonderland Summary: Carroll’s Mad, Beautiful Classic
Oct 24 | Book author: Lewis Carroll
Alice follows a waistcoated rabbit down the hole into Wonderland: Carroll’s 1865 classic of tea parties, Cheshire cats and the Queen of Hearts, summarized in full.
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Jack-o’-Lantern History: From Carved Turnips to Pumpkins
Oct 27 | Art & Culture
Jack-o’-lantern history begins with marsh lights and an Irish trickster called Stingy Jack, then moves from carved turnips to the pumpkins of North America.
Fall Back Time Change: How to Keep Your Sleep on Track
Oct 27 | Lifestyle
The fall back time change gives you an extra hour, but it can still nudge your body clock. Here is what happens to your sleep and how to adjust gently.
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Jack-o’-Lantern History: From Carved Turnips to Pumpkins
Oct 27
Jack-o’-lantern history begins with marsh lights and an Irish trickster called Stingy Jack, then moves from carved turnips to the pumpkins of North America.
Fall Back Time Change: How to Keep Your Sleep on Track
Oct 27
The fall back time change gives you an extra hour, but it can still nudge your body clock. Here is what happens to your…
The Soft Skills Crisis AI Is Quietly Creating
Oct 26
AI can draft, summarise and answer, but it cannot practise judgment for us. Grace Lordan warns that the human skills we stop using may…
Jaume Amigó: Painting Silence, Memory and the Sea
Oct 26
Jaume Amigó paints slowly in a fast world. His abstract paintings, shaped by Japan and Morocco, give emptiness as much weight as form.
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The Wind in the Willows Review: A Cozy Classic for All Ages
Book author: Kenneth Grahame
Our review of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows: how the 1908 riverside classic began, its two moods, its strengths and who will love it most.
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Alice in Wonderland Summary: Carroll’s Mad, Beautiful Classic
Oct 24
Alice follows a waistcoated rabbit down the hole into Wonderland: Carroll’s 1865 classic of tea parties, Cheshire cats and the Queen of Hearts, summarized…
Treasure Island Summary: Stevenson’s Pirates and Buried Gold
Oct 23
Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver, and the hunt for Captain Flint's buried gold: Stevenson's 1883 pirate adventure, summarized.
Moby Dick Summary: The Obsession Behind the Whale
Oct 22
Our Moby Dick summary: Herman Melville’s 1851 whale epic — Ahab’s obsession, the Pequod’s crew, and why the great American novel flopped before it…
Frankenstein Summary: Mary Shelley’s Monster, Explained
Oct 21
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) explained: the teenage author, the creature’s story, and why the first science-fiction novel still matters.
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Jack-o’-Lantern History: From Carved Turnips to Pumpkins
Oct 27 | Art & Culture
Jack-o’-lantern history begins with marsh lights and an Irish trickster called Stingy Jack, then moves from carved turnips to the pumpkins of North America.
Fall Back Time Change: How to Keep Your Sleep on Track
Oct 27 | Lifestyle
The fall back time change gives you an extra hour, but it can still nudge your body clock. Here is what happens to your sleep and how to adjust gently.
The Soft Skills Crisis AI Is Quietly Creating
Oct 26 | Business
AI can draft, summarise and answer, but it cannot practise judgment for us. Grace Lordan warns that the human skills we stop using may quietly fade.
Art & Culture
Art & Culture
Jack-o’-Lantern History: From Carved Turnips to Pumpkins
Oct 27
Jack-o’-lantern history begins with marsh lights and an Irish trickster called Stingy Jack, then moves from carved turnips to the pumpkins of North America.
Jack-o’-Lantern History: From Carved Turnips to Pumpkins
Oct 27
Jack-o’-lantern history begins with marsh lights and an Irish trickster called Stingy Jack, then moves from carved turnips to the pumpkins of North America.
Girl with a Pearl Earring: What Science Found Under the Paint
Oct 25
A 2018 study of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring found a hidden green curtain, tiny eyelashes, an illusory pearl and pigments gathered from around the world.
Mondrian’s Masterpiece Is Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees.
Oct 19
Piet Mondrian’s 1930 Composition II entered the US public domain on January 1, 2026. The estate that manages his rights says otherwise. Here is what the law actually says.
The Shanidar Neanderthal: A 75,000-Year-Old Spear Wound
Oct 17
A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal from Shanidar Cave carries a spear wound through the shoulder blade — possibly the oldest wooden-spear kill ever found.
Environment
Environment
What the 73% Wildlife Decline Number Really Means
Oct 23
The 73% wildlife decline headline is widely misunderstood. Here is what the Living Planet Index really measures, and the recovery stories hiding beneath the number.
What the 73% Wildlife Decline Number Really Means
Oct 23
The 73% wildlife decline headline is widely misunderstood. Here is what the Living Planet Index really measures, and the recovery stories hiding beneath the number.
El Niño 2026, Explained: Why This One Is Breaking Records
Oct 13
El Niño 2026 has broken daily ocean-temperature records months before its expected peak. Our explainer covers the science, the numbers and what comes next.
Horseshoe Crab Blood: A 450-Million-Year Blue Story
Oct 11
Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all: their copper-blue blood has guarded drug safety for decades, and a lab-made alternative has just won official acceptance.
Microplastics, Explained: The Hidden Chemistry of Tiny Plastic
Oct 16
Microplastics turn chemically active in water, a new Nature study finds — generating reactive molecules that may damage cells. Here is what the science really says, from artery plaque to the reasons to stay calm.
Giant Fungus “D-Rex”: New Species from Chinese Forests
Oct 14
A giant fungus nicknamed D-rex has been found in Yunnan, China: at 50 centimetres tall it is the largest fruiting body ever recorded in its phylum – and it belongs to a brand-new family of fungi.
Ideas & Opinions
Ideas & Opinions
Are Viruses Alive? New Discovery Blurs the Line
Oct 17
Are viruses alive? A new discovery of viruses that blur into the cell’s own compartments gives the old debate fresh material.
Can Mealworms Change Their Minds? A Tiny Test of Purpose
Oct 25
Mealworm larvae learned where food was, then changed course when it turned bitter. Their tiny test suggests flexible thinking in a very small animal.
Can Mealworms Change Their Minds? A Tiny Test of Purpose
Oct 25
Mealworm larvae learned where food was, then changed course when it turned bitter. Their tiny test suggests flexible thinking in a very small animal.
Interviews
Interviews
Jaume Amigó: Painting Silence, Memory and the Sea
Oct 26
Jaume Amigó paints slowly in a fast world. His abstract paintings, shaped by Japan and Morocco, give emptiness as much weight as form.
An Online Safety Game Built for Kids With Down Syndrome
Oct 26
A small team in Bosnia and Herzegovina built SafeClick, an online safety game where a friendly owl helps children with Down syndrome practise staying safe on the web.
Jaume Amigó: Painting Silence, Memory and the Sea
Oct 26
Jaume Amigó paints slowly in a fast world. His abstract paintings, shaped by Japan and Morocco, give emptiness as much weight as form.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Fall Back Time Change: How to Keep Your Sleep on Track
Oct 27
The fall back time change gives you an extra hour, but it can still nudge your body clock. Here is what happens to your sleep and how to adjust gently.
How Cell Messages Could Change the Way We Treat Aging
Oct 25
Cell messages could change how doctors treat aging. GPCR signals link many body systems, and researchers are studying whether treating those networks could help several diseases at once.
Fall Back Time Change: How to Keep Your Sleep on Track
Oct 27
The fall back time change gives you an extra hour, but it can still nudge your body clock. Here is what happens to your sleep and how to adjust gently.
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