Fans have fallen hard for plush dolls representing Tina and Milo, the mascots of Italy’s Winter Games. The clerk at the Olympic gift shop looked deadly serious as he leaned in for a whisper.

When it comes to playtime, most parents turn to the toybox to keep their young children entertained. But giving them unusual objects could help boost development, research suggests.

I don’t know whether my life would have turned out differently if I had more access to science at an early age. Nevertheless, ...

If you focus a lot on the news and what’s happening around you, it looks like the world was better back in the 60s. Childhood didn’t revolve around adult-led playdates, curated backyard spaces, or ...

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She’s been a fashionista. She’s been a rockstar. Now, Barbie is experimenting with science with a new collection of STEAM ...

Moose Toys began experimenting with STEM last spring, and now — thanks to CrunchLabs — it's ready to fully launch into ...

In the early 1970s, Dimitrije Milovich and Wayne Stoveken began building boards meant specifically to surf the snow, testing ...

A miscalculation in a bathroom, a jet of water that went the wrong way, and a restless engineer thinking about spacecraft ...

The use of AI models in scientific laboratories risks enabling dangerous experiments that could cause fires or explosions, researchers have warned. Such models offer a convincing illusion of ...

Some clever dogs can pick up on the names of hundreds of toys just through natural interactions with their owners. A team led by cognitive scientist Shany Dror from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary ...