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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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Ten Minutes of Daily Exercise May Unlock Deeper Sleep
Oct 18 | Lifestyle
You don’t need long workouts to sleep better. A new study suggests that moving a little every day — even ten minutes — is linked to deeper, more restorative sleep.
Your Supermarket’s Carbon Numbers May Not Be Measured
Oct 18 | Business
Almost all of a supermarket’s carbon footprint lies in its supply chain. A new analysis shows how little of the headline number is actually measured — and proposes two fixes.
Classic Nature Books: Five to Read Slowly Over Tea
Oct 18 | Book author: Aldo Leopold, Gilbert White, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Peter Wohlleben
Five classic nature books, from Gilbert White’s Selborne letters to Walden and The Hidden Life of Trees, with a short note on who will enjoy each one.
Art & Culture
Art & Culture
Hooked on Sonics: Experimenting with Sound in 19th-Century Popular Science
Oct 4
In the nineteenth century, acoustics primers invited whole families to make sound visible with sand, flames and homemade instruments. A look at the playful books behind it.
Hooked on Sonics: Experimenting with Sound in 19th-Century Popular Science
Oct 4
In the nineteenth century, acoustics primers invited whole families to make sound visible with sand, flames and homemade instruments. A look at the playful books behind it.
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.
Environment
Environment
Moon Rocks on Earth: Madagascar’s Anorthosite, Seen From Space
Oct 6
An astronaut photographed a patch of southern Madagascar that looks like the Moon. It is made of the same rock as the lunar highlands.
Moon Rocks on Earth: Madagascar’s Anorthosite, Seen From Space
Oct 6
An astronaut photographed a patch of southern Madagascar that looks like the Moon. It is made of the same rock as the lunar highlands.
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Ideas & Opinions
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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.
Life on Mars, Explained: Ancient Molecules, New Clues
Oct 7
Curiosity found chain-like carbon molecules in a 3.7-billion-year-old lakebed. A 2026 study says non-biological sources cannot explain them all.
Life on Mars, Explained: Ancient Molecules, New Clues
Oct 7
Curiosity found chain-like carbon molecules in a 3.7-billion-year-old lakebed. A 2026 study says non-biological sources cannot explain them all.
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Juang Language Survival: Documenting Oral Knowledge in Odisha
Oct 12
Kshetrabasi Juanga on filming Juang traditions for the next generation — and why he compares Indigenous languages to grass pushing through a cracked road.
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.
Juang Language Survival: Documenting Oral Knowledge in Odisha
Oct 12
Kshetrabasi Juanga on filming Juang traditions for the next generation — and why he compares Indigenous languages to grass pushing through a cracked road.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Neuroticism and the Pandemic: Why Some Minds Struggled More
Oct 10
People high in neuroticism suffered larger, longer-lasting anxiety and depression through the pandemic, a 4,030-person US study finds.
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.
Neuroticism and the Pandemic: Why Some Minds Struggled More
Oct 10
People high in neuroticism suffered larger, longer-lasting anxiety and depression through the pandemic, a 4,030-person US study finds.
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