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Anne of Green Gables Summary: Imagination Finds a Home
Oct 27
Anne Shirley arrives by mistake at Green Gables, where Matthew and Marilla wanted a farm boy. Montgomery's 1908 classic, retold.
How Climate Change Affects Children’s Skin Health
Oct 27
Children's skin faces heat, ticks, smoke and floodwater as the climate warms. Here is what the science says, and the simple habits that protect…
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.
Business Survival Rates: How Long Do New Businesses Last?
Oct 26
What official US data say about business survival rates: how many new businesses make it through year one, five years and a decade, and…
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…
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…
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.
The Wind in the Willows Review: A Cozy Classic for All Ages
Oct 25
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…
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…
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