I was never very good at science. Mostly because it was taught to me the same way math was taught to me: It wasn’t. I mean it was, technically. But not in a way that inspired me or held my interest ...

Milana Anderson's new book got me thinking unexpectedly about how fairy tales not only can help readers ​learn about animal ...

In Meghan Cox Gurdon’s weekend column “Old Stories Made New—and Woke” (Children’s Books, Nov. 6), she reviews Soman Chainani’s book “Beasts and Beauty,” which rewrites classic fairy tales to “suit ...

Whether it was through stories read to us at bedtime or from a classic Disney film we watched a thousand times, everyone has a favourite fairy tale. For thousands of years, fairy tales have been ...

Every month, The New York Times publishes a bonus crossword puzzle for subscribers. The theme of this month’s puzzle is folk ...

Podcasts and meditation apps are turning travelogues into bedtime stories. Here’s why the trend works. With the growing trend of listening to adult bedtime stories on meditation apps, travel ...

It's well-known that our favorite fairy tales started out darker than the ones Disney animators brought to life. But you might be surprised by how much darker the originals were. For the first time, a ...