Oobleck acts like a solid under pressure and liquid when still. Now imagine 10,000 pounds of it. Moving fast keeps you afloat ...

In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...

Watch as we test the properties of oobleck by shooting it with an air cannon at speeds of 300 mph. This video features an oobleck egg versus a bag of oobleck and ballistic gel. Music by David Cutter ...

A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul One book ...

It squished like slime, smelled like apple pie, and tempted more than a few taste buds. On Sept. 24, the kids at the University Park Public Library weren’t reading about science — they plunged in ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore mixtures, solutions, states of matter, and solubility, this experiment is for you! Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on ...

Oobleck is a fun, classic science experiment that’s easy to do at home, especially on those rainy days when you can’t get outside! It shows off the properties of a non-Newtonian fluid, a substance ...

What should I read next? If only making that decision were simple: Recommendations abound online and off, but when you’re casting about for a new book, especially if you’re coming off the heels of ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

NEW YORK – A Wednesday night at Lofty Pigeon Books in Brooklyn is an introverted reader’s dream with cushioned chairs, ambient music, snacks, books and – for an hour – absolutely no talking. This is a ...