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Discover how to create a simple electric motor using everyday materials in this step-by-step tutorial. Learn how to build a homemade DC motor by winding copper wire into coils, constructing a custom ...

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Now in its 113th year, Operation Santa, run by the United States Postal Service, allows children and families to send letters to Santa Claus. Those letters are posted online—personal details ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

The University of Arizona is terminating its Writing Skills Improvement Program, a move that closes the door for students to receive instruction from specialists with professional degrees in writing, ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a teacher who doesn’t want their kids writing more. The problem is that many kids struggle to write on demand—and for a variety of reasons. Consider the intricate ...

SPRINGFIELD — In the stark confines of prison walls, a surprising phenomenon: Poetry thrives just as vibrantly here as in high schools or colleges. This is no coincidence, said Martín Espada, a poet ...

The University of Iowa’s International Writing Program recently received a $250,000 donation to help sustain the program, a little over two months after seeing a substantial funding cut from the ...

Faculty and students in Hamline University’s master of fine arts (MFA) program for creative writing say they’re stunned and saddened to learn of the administration’s recent proposal to phase out the ...

The International Writing Program's 2024 cohort includes 32 writers from 29 countries. The U.S. Department of State canceled its funding of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. It’s ...