Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The state of Michigan officially turned 189 on Monday, Jan. 26, and Ann Arbor author Lynn Baldwin suggests celebrating with a children’s picture book. Baldwin is the author of the ...

Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter ...

Pioneered by Edward Steichen, Lewis W. Hine and Tana Hoban, photographically illustrated “concept” books have never had a more potentially receptive audience. By Leonard S. Marcus Leonard S. Marcus is ...

Birders in the state have a new website to flock to: the updated Connecticut Bird Atlas. The website documents which birds are living in Connecticut and where, including wintering birds. Organizers ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

I drove the Volkswagen Atlas 2.0T across the country. Here’s my honest review of its performance, comfort, and real-world usability. The Volkswagen Atlas excels in comfort, space, and long-distance ...

On Sept. 4, 1957, 14-year-old Carlotta Walls LaNier wore a black dress with white and teal letters and numbers squiggled across it. She held her head high as she walked with her schoolmates, ...

OpenAI built an "automated attacker" to test Atlas' defenses. The qualities that make agents useful also make them vulnerable. AI security will be a game of cat and mouse for a long time. OpenAI is ...

The most sensational story of the year for astronomers has been the discovery of the comet 3I/ATLAS, which was first observed on July 1, 2025 by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...