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A More Acessible World

Some Surprising Obstacles

Camoufleurs And the Art of War

Artists use optical illusions to win wars and save lives.

Matthias and the Dragons

STRIDING QUICKLY ALONG, Matthias glanced uneasily at the black stone cliffs towering beside him. Ahead, a still lake swarmed with dark clouds of midges. Finally, he spied the faraway ocean. Now I know my way back, he thought. I’d better hurry. We’re leaving the inn this afternoon, and Father won’t be too pleased if I’m late.

Chopsticks

Shay can never hold her chopsticks properly. When she uses them, they crisscross and make an X, and sometimes she cannot quite pick up the slippery pieces of tofu. Her mother laughs.

WHY DO SOME QUESTIONS CONFUSE ROBOTS?

A COMPUTER can easily defeat a human at chess or even the quiz show Jeopardy. But questions that seem obvious trip them up. Read these three:

LIAM MOHAJERI NORRIS

LEGO® ENTHUSIAST, BUILDER, TEACHER

SEEING IT COMING

Tornado forecasts can be challenging, but a new strategy shows promise.

HI! I'M A CLOUD!!

THE EDITORS OF MUSE ASKED IF I COULD WRITE A FEW WORDS ABOUT GEOENGINEERING, and I said, A few WORDS?? Are you kidding?! I could write a few BOOKS!! Geoengineers* are so clever, so “with it”—I mean, they truly understand how interesting I am. You know?

Behind The Curtain With Bayesian Statistics

What are statistics? Why do we need them?

Ashton Robinson Cook - Meteorologist

Ashton Robinson Cook always knows when a tornado, hurricane, or winter storm is coming. It’s his job to know. As a meteorologist, he analyzes weather data to figure out where and when storms are likely to hit. Typical weather forecasting tools can look only up to a week ahead. But Cook has developed software called WeatherDeep that can make predictions up to two months in advance. Cook was the first African American man to earn a PhD in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma and also earned the 2017 American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) Dissertation Award for his research on tornadoes.

5 Totally Terrible Technology Predictions

Can you do better? What tech do you expect in 2050?

Can Cats Predict Earthquakes?

Are animals’ powers to foretell natural disasters fact or folklore?

THE FUN ZONE : Sundial

TAKE THIS SUNDIAL, or shadow clock, outside on a sunny day. It’s not as exact as a watch, but it’s more fun!

Letters from Leo

CHILDREN STORIES

Meltdown at the Doughnut Factory

CHILDREN STORIES

OPHELIA'S LAST WORD - EXTREME JELLYBEAN CUISINE

IT TAKES A long time to make jellybeans! But whipping up this delicious jellybean bark won’t take you a whole week.

Telling Time

Art by Kelly Canby

Secret Message Scytales

HISTORY COMICS

ONE WEEK WONDER

WOULD YOU WAIT a week to eat a jellybean?

Golden Crested Crane

GRANDMOTHER STORIES

Doodlebug & Dandelion - The Jellybean Machine

“Where’s Dandelion?”

Arty Crafty Heart Strings

Here's what we will learn today. We call them Heart Strings, and you can use them for Valentine's decor, a cute kids' necklace, or even a scrapbook or card decoration.

The Farmer And The Well

A farmer looking for a source of water for his farm bought a well from his neighbour. The neighbour was cunning, though, and refused to let the farmer take water from the well.

Its Different!

Train Platform Schools, India

The Boasting Traveler

A man came back from a tour and boasted about his adventurous journeys.

World Bee Day! 20 MAY

Dear Friends, Bees are so important to the health of our planet that they have their own special day. Yes, World Bee Day takes place on 20 May each year.

The Other Side Of The Wall

A young woman inherited a beautiful garden from her grandmother.

Zoo Boo! - Electric Eel

The electric eel gets its name from its shocking abilities!

THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

Hunched over your paper, you try to concentrate. This is the worst kind of assignment.

LEARNING TO HEAR

With cochlear implants