It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...

I’m excited to share the best STEM and science books for elementary-age kids. (STEM means science, technology, engineering, art, and math.) The stories on today’s list will make STEM enticing to ...

“He retains a sharp memory of the trap, last summer, his forefoot clamped and the utter terror, and of later waking, woozy, and the awful, human scent all over him, and the thing awkward around his ...

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These simple, DIY science experiments for kids will help combat "summer slide" — and your kids will be having so much fun, they won't even notice that their brains are getting a workout. The best part ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...