children's literature week
The Grimm Brothers' Other Great Project Was Writing a Giant German Dictionary
They got up to F, and then it took another century to complete.
All Stories
children's literature week
Some Versions of 'The Tortoise and the Hare' Messed With the Moral
Slow and steady doesn't always win the race.
fish
Trout Are Eating Mice in Nova Scotia
Why not?
nasa
Found: Designs for a Secret 1960s NASA Craft, Left on the Curb
They included designs for early drones and lunar modules.
children's literature week
The ATU Fable Index: Like the Dewey Decimal System, But With More Ogres
"The Wolf Dives Into the Water for Reflected Cheese," and other highlights of folktale categorization.
happenings
A Polynesian Canoe Is About to Complete a Worldwide Journey
Without modern navigation.
children's literature week
This 'Indian Dr. Seuss' Is Very Fond of Nonsense
Her name is Anushka Ravishankar and she specializes in silliness.
dolphins
A Rare Albino Dolphin Has Been Spotted Off the California Coast
The all-white calf seems to be growing into a healthy adult.
teens
An Ill-Fated Hunt for UFOs in a Massive Park Outside Boston
They got lost, but say they found what they were looking for.
children's literature week
It's the 40th Anniversary of the Raccoon That Ate Japan
Four decades ago, a cartoon raccoon created an enduring ecological problem.
classical music
The Self-Playing Violins That Mastered Chopin
The robotic Phonoliszt-Violin was dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" in 1910.
mosquitoes
A Fungus Is the Newest Weapon in the War on Mosquitoes
It's armed with spider and scorpion neurotoxins—but it only affects bloodsuckers.
children's literature week
The Unlikely Story of the Folly Cove Guild, the Best Designers You've Never Heard Of
Led by beloved children's author Virginia Lee Burton, this group of mostly untrained women created immortal designs.
prank
Strawberry-Flavored Potato Chips Are Real Now
Give the people what they want!
children's literature week
The Forgotten Government-Funded Kids' Books of the Great Depression
New Deal, new children's literature.
children's literature week
Found: The Earliest-Known Kids' Book Adapting a Classic of Japanese Literature
This 1766 picture book of the Tales of Ise was hiding in the British Library.
rare books
The 19th-Century Book of Horrors That Scared German Kids Into Behaving
Original illustrations from the book that inspired Edward Scissorhands.
bread
Crumb-Free Bread Might Soon Be Coming to Space
It's one way to make space more livable.
