Professor Pip's Science Discovery Collection
A collection of children's stories where Professor Pip learns and teaches kids about science.
Professor Pip's Electric Adventures: A Static Electricity Story
Professor Pip explains Professor static electricity. He is demonstrating static electricity with balloons and hair to a room full of curious children.
Professor Pip and Astro's Cosmic Adventure: Discovering Distant Worlds
Professor Pip and his trusty space robot companion, Astro, are tasked with investigating a series of distant stars. They realize that simply seeing a star isn't enough; they need to find the planets orbiting them! Using advanced 'cosmic filters,' Professor Pip teaches the children how scientists use the transit method—watching for a slight dip in starlight when a planet passes in front of its star—to map out and characterize newly discovered, potentially life-supporting worlds.
Professor Pip Introduces Tylosaurus rex
A new sea king from the dinosaur age
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. The waves whispered against the sandy shore as he reached in and pulled out a long, curved fossil tooth, almost as long as his a...
Professor Pip Goes to Japan
Professor Pip adjusted his crooked spectacles and pulled a folded map from one of his bulging green lab-coat pockets. "Today's adventure," he announced, his fluffy ringed tail swishing excitedly, "takes us to one of the most fascinati...
Professor Pip and Zippy's DNA Adventure: The Mystery of the Wilting Plant
Professor Pip's laboratory falls into chaos when a magical, unseen 'Genetic Glitch' begins making common animals (like ladybugs or squirrels) unwell because their instruction manuals (DNA) have tiny mistakes! With the help of his student companion, Zippy the microscope monster, and using miniature, molecular scissors (representing CRISPR), Professor Pip must guide them to find the exact faulty gene sequence and 'snip it out' while simultaneously pasting in the correct healthy code. They save the day by fixing a sample plant that is struggling to bloom.
Professor Pip's Mammoth Miracle: An Arctic Adventure
Professor Pip explains how to bring back extinct animals via cloning and trying to restore wolly mammoths to the arctic tundra.
Professor Pip and Beavers in London
Saving a London Train Station From Flooding
Professor Pip knelt on the riverbank in the golden afternoon light, patting his bulging green lab-coat pockets. "Hmmm, where did I put it… ah!" He pulled out a small wooden tray, a handful of little twigs, and a paper cup full of water. ...
Professor Pip and Maya's Galactic Quest
The Search for Earth's Second Home
Professor Pip and his young assistant, Maya, are on a mission to find Earth's second home among the stars! They use Professor Pip’s specially built 'Astro-Scanner' (modeled after JWST) to observe a distant planet. The planet seems dull until they realize that the star's light passing through its atmosphere is leaving colorful fingerprints—these are the 'biosignatures.' Pip teaches Maya how to read these spectral clues, realizing one fingerprint suggests water vapor and another suggests something living might be breathing out oxygen!
Professor Pip and the Dinosaur Discovery
Professor Pip carefully brushing dust off a large, exposed dinosaur bone (like a femur or skull) at a sunny, sandy dig site, using a tiny brush and wearing a wide-brimmed safari hat over his lab coat.
Professor Pip and the Magnetic Mystery
What makes magnets stick to some things and not others? Professor Pip explores the invisible forces of magnetism, showing how a simple stone can have a powerful, invisible pull.
Professor Pip's Heart Adventure: A Journey Through the Human Heart
Professor Pip standing knee-deep inside a giant, brightly colored, translucent model of a human heart, pointing at the flow lines of red and blue "blood" with a tiny pointer.
Professor Pip's Deep Sea Adventure: Discovering the Ocean's Wonders
Professor Pip peering out the circular window of a whimsical, mini-submarine, observing colorful coral and friendly deep-sea creatures.
Professor Pip's Division Adventure: A Forest Friends Math Journey
Professor Pip explains math explaining division and some tricks to help kids do division in their head, get faster at thinkiing about division, and how to work through problems on paper.
Professor Pip's Amazing Erosion Adventure
How Rivers Shape the Earth
This children's book text features engaging stories and colorful illustrations designed to teach and entertain young readers, fostering their imagination, learning, and love for reading.
Professor Pip's Cosmic Journey: A Magical Tour of the Solar System
Professor Pip explains about the planets in our solar system, their unique features, and how they orbit the sun. With one page dedicated to detailing each planet, and others discussing the sun and the system as a whole, children will embark on an exciting journey through space, learning fun facts about each celestial body.
Professor Pip's Starry Adventure: A Red Panda's Journey Through the Cosmos
Professor Pip enthusiastically looking through a large brass telescope, set up on a grassy hill, with a clear, star-filled night sky and a vibrant nebula visible in the background.
Professor Pip's Sound Wave Adventure
What makes a loud noise different from a quiet one? Professor Pip demonstrates the science of sound waves and vibrations, showing how everything from a gentle whisper to a big bang travels through the air.
Professor Pip and the Enchanted Fireflies: A Forest Adventure
How do fireflies light up the night? Professor Pip shines a light on the science of bioluminescence, teaching kids about how these tiny creatures create their own beautiful glow.
Professor Pip's Icy Adventure: A Journey into the World of Freezing Water
Dive into the chilly world of freezing water with Professor Pip! Learn how liquid water turns into solid ice, discovering the science of molecules and temperature changes.
Professor Pip's Incredible Invention: A Tale of Teamwork and Ingenuity
Professor Pip reviewing a large blueprint with a pencil, standing in front of a busy, small-scale construction site with wooden beams and miniature equipment.
Professor Pip's Green Thumb Adventure: The Magic of Photosynthesis
What makes a tiny seed grow into a big plant? Professor Pip digs into the science of photosynthesis, explaining how plants use sunlight, water, and air to grow and thrive.
Professor Pip and the Secrets of the Silver Screen
This children's book features engaging narratives and vibrant illustrations to cultivate imagination, foster creativity, and teach valuable lessons to young readers.
Professor Pip's Bug Adventure: Discovering the Wonders of Insects
This children's book text is a whimsical journey filled with colorful illustrations and engaging characters, designed to stimulate kids' imaginations, teach valuable lessons, and foster a lifelong love of reading.
Professor Pip's Tornado Twirl
What makes a tornado spin? Professor Pip shows how swirling winds and clouds can create a powerful vortex, explaining the science of these incredible weather phenomena.
This children's book features engaging text that captivates young readers with fascinating stories, fun characters, and educational content, designed to stimulate their imagination and promote a love for reading.
Professor Pip and the Day-Night Mystery
Why is it light outside during the day and dark at night? Professor Pip uses a flashlight and a globe to explain the Earth's rotation and how it creates our daily cycle of light and darkness.
Professor Pip's Volcano Adventure: Discovering the Fiery Secrets of Our Earth
What makes volcanoes go "BOOM!"? Professor Pip explains the incredible science behind volcanic eruptions, teaching kids about magma, pressure, and the Earth's fiery inner workings.
Professor Pip's Awesome Autumn Colors
This children's book text is a fun, educational narrative that combines engaging characters and vivid illustrations, aiming to spark a child's imagination while promoting a love for reading and learning.
Stories & Updates
Read short stories and latest discoveries from the Professor Pip's Science Discovery team.
A T. Rex Left Its Tooth in a Dinosaur's Face (65 Million Years Ago!)
The lamp in Professor Pip's laboratory glowed warm and amber. On his big wooden workbench sat a huge, ancient dinosaur skull — long and duck-billed, with a mouth full of flat plant-chewing teeth.Mia, Leo, and their fr...
A Robot That Can Fly AND Swim (Thanks to a Puffin)
Professor Pip stood at the sunny edge of a little pond, patting his forest-green lab coat. Out came a paper airplane, a small plastic cup of water, and a tiny brass gear. His tail swished in triumph."Fellow scientists...
A Shy Monkey with Orange Lips Steps Out of the Trees
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his forest-green lab coat. Out came a small brass telescope, a pocket notebook labeled "Notes," and a folded photograph.Mia, Leo...
The Fish With a Window in Its Head Says Hello
The lab was dark except for one soft blue glow — Professor Pip's biggest aquarium, bubbling gently in the corner. "Oh my whiskers!" Pip whispered, tail swishing so hard it thumped a table. "You are going to LOVE this....
A Secret Monkey Was Watching Us From the Trees
Professor Pip stood in a warm, misty rainforest clearing, ferns brushing his ankles and a slice of blue sky peeking through the enormous green ceiling above. "Curiouser and curiouser!" he whispered, patting his pocket...
A Planet Playing Hide-and-Seek for Ten Whole Years
Professor Pip's little brass telescope was still warm from the twilight sky when he tumbled through the observatory door, spectacles slipping down his nose. "Oh my whiskers, look what took me ten years to see!" he lau...
Scientists Found a Sweet Sugar Floating Near the Milky Way's Heart
Professor Pip nudged his crooked spectacles up his nose and grinned at the open dome above his head. A river of stars spilled across the sky, so bright that Mia and Leo could see each other’s faces in the starlight. “...
A See-Through Fish Was Just Filmed Alive in the Deep Sea
Professor Pip’s fluffy tail was bouncing so much it nearly knocked over a lantern. On the deck of the Little Compass, a sturdy little research boat, he cradled a large glass jar of seawater against the pink twilight s...
One Little Bone Reveals a Giant Long-Necked Dinosaur
Professor Pip patted the sandy soil and let out a happy whumf. “Ah! Here we are, my brave paleontologists — a fossil dig in the sun!” Mia, Leo, and their new friend Asha crouched around a patch of tan rock. In the mid...
One Old Bone, A Whole New Dinosaur
Professor Pip pushed his crooked spectacles up his nose and patted his bulging green coat pockets. "Ah! Just what I need," he said, tugging out a small brass magnifying glass and his little notebook labeled Notes.In f...
The Shark That Takes a Stroll
Professor Pip was crouched on a smooth wet rock at the edge of a tropical reef when the children came racing up, sandy feet slapping."Professor! Professor! What are you looking at?!"Pip pressed a paw to his lips. "Shh...
A Fish With a See-Through Head
Inside Professor Pip's cozy little lab, the lamps were dim and a great glass tank of dark, dark water glowed a soft blue-green in the middle of the room."Come closer, come closer!" whispered Pip, pressing his paw agai...
A Baby Dinosaur Was Found Hiding Inside a Rock — Without Cracking It Open
Professor Pip set a chunky brown rock on his workbench and grinned. He adjusted his crooked spectacles, patted his bulging green lab-coat pockets, and pulled out a small brass flashlight — and then a wobbly block of p...
A 125-Million-Year-Old Shark Was Finally Filmed Alive
Professor Pip's cozy lab glowed with warm amber lamplight. He adjusted his crooked spectacles, patted the bulging pockets of his forest-green lab coat, and pulled out a stack of colored cardstock plates — bright sunli...
Two Galaxies Crashed, Twirled, and Made a Cosmic Masterpiece
Professor Pip stepped out onto the porch just as the last streak of sunset faded from the sky. He adjusted his crooked spectacles, patted his bulging green lab-coat pockets, and pulled out two small glass bowls — one ...
Bumblebees Lick Their Lips When They Like a Treat!
The wildflower meadow buzzed with warm afternoon sun. Professor Pip crouched beside a wooden bench where he had set out two tiny white ceramic saucers. One was full of golden honey-water. The other was full of dark, b...
Robots Dive Deep and Find 31 Brand-New Sea Creatures!
Twilight had settled over the porch. Professor Pip crouched beside a shallow tin tray filled with dark water, patting his gadget pockets. "Ah! Perfect timing," he said, pulling out a tiny brass flashlight, a chemistry...
A Dinosaur Was Hiding in a Museum Drawer for 40 Years!
Professor Pip adjusted his crooked spectacles and clambered up onto a small wooden step-stool. He was in the very back room of a natural history museum, where enormous wooden drawers stretched from floor to ceiling — ...
🕷️ Meet the Ballista Spider — a Bug-Catapult From Down Under
Professor Pip crouched on a mossy patch of the Australian rainforest, patting his bulging pockets. "Ah! Just what I need," he said, pulling out a small green rubber band and two smooth twigs. Mia and Leo peered over h...
🦕 A Dinosaur Was Hiding in a Museum Drawer for Forty Years
The museum backroom smelled of old wood and older secrets. Professor Pip padded down the aisle between rows of tall cabinets, his tail swishing softly. Mia and Leo followed close behind, ducking under a lamp that hung...
🪐 Two Giant Planets Lighter Than Cotton Candy
Professor Pip's lab smelled, unexpectedly, of sugar. He was standing at his workbench, tail swishing with excitement, holding a fluffy pink cloud of cotton candy in one paw and a small grey pebble in the other. "Fello...
The Planet That Outlived Its Own Sun
Professor Pip stood on a grassy hilltop, his brass telescope propped on its tripod. Twilight was turning the sky deep purple, and one bright pinkish glow flickered on the horizon. He patted his lab coat pockets and pu...
Giants Under the Ice: A Dinosaur Turns Up in Antarctica
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and stomped his boots to shake off the powdery snow. Around him, warm-glowing tents flapped in the wind, and cold blue light spilled across a rocky slope. He patt...
Meet the Little Shark That Walks in the Moonlight
Professor Pip crouched at the edge of a warm, shallow tidepool. The sky above was black and full of stars, and palm trees swayed silently in the salty breeze. He held a small lantern high, and the glow rippled across ...
Astronomers Spot a New Earth-Sized World Right Next Door
📚 A Story from Professor Pip Professor Pip set down his picnic basket and patted his pockets. "Ah, here we are — yes — and yes —" Out came a small brass telescope, a thermos of cocoa, and three steaming little mugs. M...
The Tiny Spider That Catapults Its Dinner Into the Air
📚 A Story from Professor Pip Professor Pip patted his coat pockets. "I know I had a slingshot in here somewhere…" Out came a tiny wooden Y-shape with a rubber band stretched between the prongs, then a small pebble, th...
A Dinosaur Bone Hides in a Drawer for 40 Years
📚 A Story from Professor Pip Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Ah! Just what I need," he murmured, pulling out a brass magnifying glass and a...
A Robot With Three Arms Is Racing Up to Catch a Falling Telescope
Professor Pip rummaged in his pockets on the front porch. "Now, where is that — ah! There you are." Out came a long-handled grabber tool with three pinching fingers at the end. From another pocket, a little cardboard ...
Tiny Feathered Dinosaur Glided Between Trees Like a Flying Squirrel
Professor Pip patted his lab-coat pockets and pulled out a folded piece of paper. "Aha! Just the thing for a hillside afternoon." Mia, Leo, and their friend Asha sat cross-legged in the grass under a tall pine. Pip's ...
Astronomers Find Two Giant "Cotton Candy Planets" Lighter Than Air
Professor Pip adjusted his crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Ah-ha! Just the thing." Out came a fluffy pink puff of cotton candy — and out of the other pocket, a tiny glass jar ...
Astronomers Just Found Planets Fluffier Than Cotton Candy
The sun was just dipping behind the hills when Professor Pip rummaged in his pockets and pulled out the strangest pair of objects: a giant pink-and-blue cloud of cotton candy on a stick, and a tiny grey pebble. "Tonig...
Divers Find a Coral Older Than Your Country in a New Zealand Fjord
Professor Pip waddled down to the edge of the tide pool, his green lab coat splashed with seawater and a snorkel mask pushed up over his crooked spectacles. He plopped open his pocket notebook and pulled out a brass m...
Meet the Tiny Dinosaur That Flew Like a Squirrel
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. Out came a pair of folded paper wings, a roll of string, and a wide grin. "Today, my fellow scientists," he ...
A 12-Billion-Year-Old Snowball Just Zoomed Through Our Sky
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and squinted up at the deepening sky. The first stars were beginning to wink on above the hilltop. "Ah! Perfect timing," he said, patting his bulging green lab co...
A Tiny Spider Builds a Spring-Loaded Catapult to Catch Ants
"Watch this very carefully," whispered Professor Pip, sliding his crooked spectacles up his nose. He had crouched down in a sunny clearing, and Mia and Leo had crowded close. In his paws, Pip held a long, thin, green ...
A Sea Cucumber's Tiny "Toes" Keep Living for Three Whole Years
"Now this," said Professor Pip, kneeling carefully at the edge of a glittering tide pool, "is a question I find delicious." He held up his chemistry flask — full of clear, salty seawater — and squinted at it through h...
A Wobbly Space Peanut Tumbles Through the Stars
📚 A Story from Professor Pip Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his forest-green lab coat. "Ah! Just what I need," he said, pulling out a lump of grey clay shaped ...
A Cartoon Character Inspired a Real Baby Dinosaur's Name
📚 A Story from Professor Pip Professor Pip pushed his crooked spectacles up his nose and patted his pockets, sending up a small puff of garden dust. "Ah! There you are," he said, fishing out a soft fossil brush and hi...
The Pop-Out-Jaw Shark Nobody Had Ever Filmed
📚 A Story from Professor Pip Professor Pip stood in his cozy wood-paneled lab, beside a tall round aquarium tank lit from above by a single beam of light. The water in the tank looked dark and mysterious, like the dee...
A peanut-shaped asteroid that just can't spin straight
Professor Pip pushed his crooked spectacles up his nose and patted his bulging green coat pockets. "Where is it… ah-HA!" He pulled out a small peanut, still in its shell, and held it up. From another pocket came a smo...
The fossil that sat on a shelf for 66 years — and rewrote how life came on land
Professor Pip knelt on a sandy riverbank, gently sweeping his tiny fossil brush across a small reddish stone. Swish… swish… swish. Bit by bit, the brush uncovered a curling shape pressed into the rock — like a tiny li...
The spider that dressed up as the thing that eats spiders
Professor Pip crouched low on a mossy log, his bushy tail curled neatly behind him, magnifying glass raised in one paw. "Ssshhh," he whispered to the children behind him. "Look very carefully. Do you see it?" The kids...
Watch a Whole Planet Vanish in the Daytime Sky Tomorrow!
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Aha! Here we are." He pulled out his small brass telescope, his pocket notebook labeled Notes, and — for so...
A 125-Million-Year-Old Shark Finally Caught on Camera!
Professor Pip's lab was glowing amber in the dusk light. On the workbench sat a small model of the strangest fish anyone had ever seen — pinkish-grey, with a long flat snout like a sword and a mouth that did not sit w...
Honey Bees Have Their Own Tiny Highways in the Sky
Professor Pip sat in the warm meadow beside an old wooden beehive, his bushy tail curled neatly around his paws. The air buzzed gently. Bees zipped past his whiskers, in and out of the hive, on important bee business....
A Parrot Might Actually Know Your Name
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the pockets of his green lab coat. "Aha! Just what I need." Out came his pocket notebook, a pencil, and a small handful of paper tags tied with string....
Tiny Crawlers Walked the Land 460 Million Years Ago
Professor Pip pushed aside a curtain of ferns and dropped to his knees on the damp forest floor. "Aha! Right where I left it." He pulled out his big round magnifying glass and pointed. Curled in the leaf litter was a ...
The Moon You Can't See — But the Ocean Sure Can
Professor Pip stood at the top of a soft, grassy hill, his lab coat flapping gently in the night breeze. Above him, the sky was the deepest blue-black, freckled with more stars than the children had ever seen. "Now th...
A tiny piece of frozen poop tells the secret of the Ice Age
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Ah, here we are," he said, fishing out his magnifying glass, his pocket notebook labeled "Notes," and a sma...
Beneath every forest, a hidden web bigger than half a galaxy
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and crouched low among the tall mossy trees. He patted his bulging lab-coat pockets and pulled out his magnifying glass and a long length of pale string. His note...
A faraway planet where sunset doesn't match sunrise
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and pulled out his small brass telescope from one of the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. Then he fished out a red balloon, a small flashlight, and a tiny b...
City birds are changing their songs to be heard over traffic
Professor Pip's porch had a perfect view of the busy street below. A truck rumbled past. A bus hissed. A jackhammer thudded somewhere a block over. And on the porch railing — improbably — a small red-breasted robin sa...
A bee with a brain smaller than a sesame seed just solved a puzzle
Professor Pip patted his bulging green lab coat and pulled out — clunk — a small wooden box no bigger than a teacup. A bright yellow string dangled out one side. "Today, my fellow scientists," he announced, his bushy ...
Two planets are sharing a "cosmic kiss" — and you can see it tonight
The sun had just slipped behind the hill, leaving the sky in glowing layers of peach, lavender, and deep navy. Professor Pip stood at the top of the hill, fishing inside his green lab coat. Out came his small brass te...
A Whisper-Quiet Plane Just Broke the Sound Barrier
Professor Pip stood on the grassy hilltop, paws full of a long, springy ribbon-whip. His tail swished with anticipation. Mia, Leo, and their friend Asha sat cross-legged in the warm grass, watching as he adjusted his ...
An Eight-Armed Genius Just Passed the Mirror Test
Professor Pip's whiskers twitched as he reached deep into his lab coat pocket. "Aha! Just the thing." He pulled out a small round mirror, no bigger than a teacup, and held it up so a sunbeam bounced off its surface an...
A Comet from Another Star Just Spilled an Ancient Secret
The porch lantern flickered as Professor Pip held a small block of ice up to the light. Tiny bubbles glinted inside, frozen for who-knew-how-long. Above the trees, the sky was turning deep velvety purple, and one brig...
How Does a Pigeon Find Its Way Home? A Tiny Compass Inside
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip balanced on a low stone garden wall, his bushy tail twitching for balance. He patted his bulging pockets — clink, clatter — and pulled out his small brass compass. The needle...
An Octopus Looked in a Mirror and Found Its Lunch
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip's cozy lab smelled like seawater and warm wood. He patted his green coat pockets, fished out a small round silver mirror, and held it up. "Aha! Just the thing." Mia, Leo, and...
A Sleek New Jet Just Cracked the Sound Barrier — With a Whisper
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip stood on a sunny hilltop, the long grass tickling his bushy tail. He patted his bulging green coat pockets, fished out a small white paper airplane, and grinned. "Aha! Just w...
Pigeons Have a Secret Compass Tucked Inside Their Liver
Professor Pip patted his bulging coat pockets and pulled out a small brass compass and a tiny silver bar magnet. "Ah! Perfect," he announced, his fluffy tail swishing with excitement. A gentle gray pigeon cooed softly...
The Tiny Ant That Slept for 40 Million Years
Professor Pip bustled into his cozy lab and patted his pockets one by one. Out came his magnifying glass, his pocket notebook labeled "Notes," and finally — held up like a treasure — a small golden lump that glowed in...
A Comet from Another Star Just Whooshed Past Earth
Professor Pip stood on the grassy hilltop at twilight, adjusting his crooked spectacles. From one bulging pocket he pulled a small brass telescope; from another, a chunk of ice with bits of dirt frozen inside; and fro...
How some people see the world with their ears
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Ah! Just the things." He pulled out two acorns and a small wooden clicker, the...
A 400-year-old shark just whispered its DNA secrets
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip pulled his magnifying glass from his coat pocket and pressed it against the glowing blue glass of his big lab tank. Inside, a long, slow, pale-grey shadow drifted by — the si...
A kid-sized space rock went BOOM over New England
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip galloped up the hilltop with his green lab coat flapping behind him, brass telescope tucked under one arm and a bright red balloon bobbing in the other paw. "There!" he point...
Venus and Jupiter Are About to Look Like They're Hugging
The sky was deep blue and the stars were just blinking on, one by one. Professor Pip stood at the top of a soft grassy hill, his fluffy ringed tail swishing in the warm summer air. He patted his pockets and pulled out...
When Caterpillars Chew, Bean Plants Whisper to Wasps for Help
Professor Pip stood among tall climbing bean plants, his green lab coat brushing the leaves and his bushy tail swishing through the warm garden air. He patted his pockets and pulled out his magnifying glass. "Oh my wh...
Twelve-Thousand-Year-Old Dice Show How Long Kids Have Been Playing
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Ah! Here we are," he said, pulling out a small carved bone die and his magnifying glass. He set the die gen...
NASA just used Mars as a giant cosmic slingshot
Professor Pip stood on a grassy hilltop, the afternoon sun glowing golden behind him. From his green coat pocket, he pulled out a small rubber ball tied to a long string. "Today, my young scientists," he announced, hi...
On lonely Scottish islands, tiny birds are growing into giants
The wind whipped across the cliff, tugging at Professor Pip's lab coat. His ringed tail flapped behind him like a striped flag. He held out two small clay birds in his paws — one tiny, one quite a bit bigger. "Look at...
A graveyard was hiding 5.5 million bees underneath it
Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted the bulging pockets of his green lab coat. "Aha! Just what we need," he said, pulling out his big brass magnifying glass. He was kneeling in a sunny me...
A 100-Million-Year-Old Bug With Crab-Like Pincers
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Inside Professor Pip's cozy wood-paneled lab, the lamps glowed amber. He carefully unwrapped a small velvet pouch and placed something golden onto a soft cushion. Then he produced his very...
Whales Filmed Lifting a Newborn for the First Time Ever
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP The seaside rock was warm from a long afternoon of sun. Professor Pip set down a wide glass bowl, filled it with seawater, and pulled a little balloon from his pocket along with his pocket...
NASA Plans a Permanent Moon Base — With Hopping Drones!
📚 A STORY FROM PROFESSOR PIP Professor Pip adjusted his slightly crooked spectacles and patted his bulging green coat pockets. "Ah! Just what I need," he said, pulling out a small rubber ball and a coiled-up balloon. ...