Understanding the chemical properties of a molecule is an inherently quantum problem, making quantum computers a good tool ...

There is a disjunction at the heart of children’s literature. It is that the placing of words and brushstrokes, the arranging of every publishing deal and the selling and buying of every book, is ...

One fiction, one nonfiction (which he turns to at night). In “Future Boy,” he recalls juggling signature roles in “Back to the Future” and “Family Ties.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported by In an ...

In “The Sea Captain’s Wife,” Tilar J. Mazzeo tells the thrilling story of Mary Ann Patten, the first female captain of a merchant clipper ship. By Jennifer Wright Jennifer Wright is the author, most ...

Howard A. Husock’s “The Projects” (NYU, 240 pages, $29.95), a history of public housing in America, is largely a story of failure. When Franklin Roosevelt signed the law creating the Federal Housing ...

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Nomination Period Extended: Due to the impacts of the federal government shutdown on many of our members, we have extended the nomination period for the 2027 National Awards until December 15 at 11:59 ...

A cornerstone rule of organic chemistry that has guided students and researchers for a century has just been shown to be ...

This list of my favorite new books of 2025 reflects that I read many Wisconsin writers and a raft of short stories. I was also pleasantly surprised by a wily old postmodernist and a musical oral ...

Between a government shutdown, three vote-a-ramas in the Senate and a new president taking office, it’s been a busy year for members of Congress. But spending bills weren’t the only page-turners they ...

Canongate chief executive Jamie Byng has shared that the publisher will not be exhibiting at London Book Fair (LBF) in 2026, in part due to wanting to approach the event in “a different way” as well ...

For decades, Gary J. Walters worked in the White House, including 20 years as chief usher. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with him about his new memoir, "White House Memories." In this partisan time, a ...