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Anne of Green Gables Summary: Imagination Finds a Home
Oct 27 | Book author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne Shirley arrives by mistake at Green Gables, where Matthew and Marilla wanted a farm boy. Montgomery’s 1908 classic, retold.
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.
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How Climate Change Affects Children’s Skin Health
Oct 27 | Environment
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 young skin.
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.
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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…
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Anne of Green Gables Summary: Imagination Finds a Home
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Anne Shirley arrives by mistake at Green Gables, where Matthew and Marilla wanted a farm boy. Montgomery's 1908 classic, retold.
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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…
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…
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Pride and Prejudice Summary: Key Ideas of Austen’s Classic
Oct 18 | Book author: Jane Austen
A concise Pride and Prejudice summary: the plot, the people and the big ideas of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, and why it still charms readers today.
Chabacano Poetry: A New Anthology in Asia’s Spanish Creole
Oct 17 | Interviews
Editor Jerome Herrera on Sombra y Luz, a new anthology of Chabacano poetry from Zamboanga, and the debate over how Spanish Asia’s only Spanish-based creole should sound.
How Ukrainian Small Businesses Survive Five Years of War
Oct 17 | Business
Journalist Victoria Belim-Frolova explains how Ukrainian small businesses, many run by women, adapt to war by shrinking, moving, selling online and holding communities together.
Art & Culture
Art & Culture
Preserving Indigenous Stories and Voices: WikiKathā Documented Nine Endangered Indigenous Languages in Indonesia
Oct 4
Local youth and native speakers recorded words, stories and sounds from threatened languages across Indonesia and shared them openly on Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons.
Preserving Indigenous Stories and Voices: WikiKathā Documented Nine Endangered Indigenous Languages in Indonesia
Oct 4
Local youth and native speakers recorded words, stories and sounds from threatened languages across Indonesia and shared them openly on Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons.
Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces
Oct 4
Taking dictation, revising manuscripts and typing copies, literary amanuenses often worked for little pay and less recognition. A curator revisits their story.
The Gap in the Archives: Preserving the History of Everyday Objects
Oct 3
Why do museums say so little about the people who made and used everyday objects? Three family heirlooms from Bihar, India, show what an object’s “biography” can reveal.
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Environment
Environment
This Singing Lemur Uses an Opera Singer’s Trick
Oct 5
Madagascar’s indri is the only lemur that sings, and a new study shows it widens its mouth for high notes exactly like a trained soprano.
This Singing Lemur Uses an Opera Singer’s Trick
Oct 5
Madagascar’s indri is the only lemur that sings, and a new study shows it widens its mouth for high notes exactly like a trained soprano.
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Ideas & Opinions
Ideas & Opinions
Optogenetics, Explained: Controlling Brain Cells with Light
Oct 5
Optogenetics lets scientists switch brain cells on and off with light. It just won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine. How it works.
Neutrinos, Explained: Hunting the Universe’s Ghost Particles
Oct 6
Neutrinos stream through your body by the trillions every second. The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics honours the telescope that finally caught them.
Neutrinos, Explained: Hunting the Universe’s Ghost Particles
Oct 6
Neutrinos stream through your body by the trillions every second. The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics honours the telescope that finally caught them.
Interviews
Interviews
From Participation to Action: What WikiWomen+ Summit 2026 Meant for Sana Sabir
Oct 11
Sana Sabir looks back on the WikiWomen+ Summit 2026: the women she met, new ideas about AI and knowledge gaps, and the workshops she plans to run at home.
Meet PKP’s New Managing Director: In Conversation with Teresa Lee
Oct 4
PKP welcomes Teresa Lee in an interview about what drew her to the role, the challenges of making knowledge public, and her priorities for the first year.
From Participation to Action: What WikiWomen+ Summit 2026 Meant for Sana Sabir
Oct 11
Sana Sabir looks back on the WikiWomen+ Summit 2026: the women she met, new ideas about AI and knowledge gaps, and the workshops she plans to run at home.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
An Apple a Day Keeps the Stress Away: How Food Can Lower Stress Levels
Oct 4
What happens in your body when you feel stressed, and can what you eat help? A short science article for young readers explains stress and food.
Creating a Healthier Home: Simple Steps to Reduce Everyday Exposures
Oct 4
Researchers say the home is one of the most important places to think about health. Small, manageable steps can lower common exposures.
An Apple a Day Keeps the Stress Away: How Food Can Lower Stress Levels
Oct 4
What happens in your body when you feel stressed, and can what you eat help? A short science article for young readers explains stress and food.
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