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Narratology

Halloween science

Environment

Spine-tingling chills, haunted houses, vampires and werewolves — exploring the science behind scary stuff, and debunking some myths.

Fiction or Non-Fiction? A Veteran Journalist Explains Why He Ventured into Fiction

Is Literature Necessary?

Exploring Asian American Comic Book Artists and Imagery

The World

Mickey And Minnie May Be Undocumented

Conflict & Justice

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about — Jack Frost and other wintry mythological beings.

Sonic Sculptures

A New Mexican audio artist captures sounds, large and small.

The World

Buzz

Josie Glausiusz, author of “Buzz, the Intimate Bond between Humans and Insects,” tells all you need to know about one of our most intimate insect partners  ? bedbugs.

The World

March Hares

Commentator Sy Montgomery weighs in with her theory on why the month of March is a time of madness for hares.

The World

Fifth graders suggest books for President-elect Barack Obama’s reading list

Global Politics

Recommendations from fifth graders include Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver,’ Jeff Kinney’s ‘Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley’s journal,’ the fifth Harry Potter book, and Jon Groggin’s ‘Marley & me : life and love with the world’s worst dog.’