A study looking at ancient texts may have found evidence of a galactic supernova in a poem praising Saladin, the first sultan of Egypt and Syria, written between December 1181 and May 1182 CE. The ...

The ancient accounts of two well-known supernovae of 1006 and 1181 AD were recorded by Arab astronomers in their observations ...

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.

Thirty years ago, the PlayStation console kicked off a new gaming era with its launch in the US and Europe. To celebrate this milestone, Sony has announced that it'll be exploring the history of the ...

Astronomers once struggled to measure the true size of the universe. Then came the discovery of Type Ia supernovae — explosions so consistent in brightness they could serve as “standard candles.” By ...

More than 700 books have been banned from Lamar CISD libraries for the 2025-26 school year, including titles such as Pinkalicious, Paperbag Princess and The Bluest Eye. Since January 2024, the ...

This week's lineup of new books boasts a couple of headliners in Ian McEwan and Patricia Lockwood. Whatever their differences as writers — and there certainly are a few — both are recognizable by ...

The former 'Today' host's new book, 'Jump and Find Joy,' came out on Sept. 23 Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Hoda Kotb has a strong relationship with books. The former Today host, 61, opened up to Page ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

An international team of astronomers has conducted detailed multicolor photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2022xlp—a type Iax supernova. Results of the observational campaign, published ...

Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said. The head-spinning shift ...

A debut novel is the latest in an unbroken string of hits written — and promoted — by the network’s stars. Is that a raw deal for other conservative imprints? Encouraged by the chief executive of Fox ...