In the early 1900s, a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, created a chess-playing automaton called El Ajedrecista ..

Teenagers on the range, misguided missionaries, a cerulean-faced orphan puppet? The Park City fest took many turns.

Chess Is for Black Girls is breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport, creating opportunities for young Black girls to ...

Moss Appreciation Week is packed with events both scientific... and also silly. Moss walks, moss talks, moss movies, crafting moss-themed Valentines, and a "gastropod derby" with snails and slugs (for ...