"I felt like it was time to give the Gemini program its due. It was an opportunity not to be missed." NASA's 10 crewed Project Gemini flights, which launched in 1965 and 1966, were instrumental in ...

On its third try, a SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy rocket lifted off from the southern tip of Texas on Aug. 26, kicking off a 66-min. suborbital flight test. Credit: SpaceX Iteration in action is ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss is the ...

Dolly Parton's father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to ...

There’s a new battle raging in the long-running war over costly college textbooks, one that may strike a serious blow to the textbook subscription programs promoted by publishers and criticized by ...

WASHINGTON — Barnes & Noble is bringing back its summer reading program, meaning kids across the country can score a free book. Each year, the bookstore chain offers an educational way to keep kids ...

“I’m taking a ten-week macroeconomics course, yet my textbook costs over $120 for just five months — and that’s the cheapest option,” lamented my friend at the University of Washington. Sadly, this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a researcher focusing on how the media we consume shapes us. Actor Lorne Greene in a production of "1984," from the book by ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, MI -- A Southwest Michigan chapter of Dolly Parton’s program to give out free books to thousands of kids is looking for financial support in celebration of National Reading Month.

Location, location, location. Daniel Mason's gorgeous fifth novel, North Woods, is the story of a place — a yellow house deep in the woods of western Massachusetts — and its motley succession of ...

Elspeth Minty discusses the background of FINOS, introduces some of its projects and initiatives, and the importance of FINOS to open source in the financial services industry. In this episode, Adam ...

Reese Witherspoon is known for her roles in romantic comedies like “Legally Blonde” and “Sweet Home Alabama.” But the Oscar-winning actress has also made a name for herself in the literary world, and ...