"Giraffiti flew with me on my one and only flight to the International Space Station," said Wiseman, holding up a plush toy giraffe. "He still has a little bit of stitching on his neck so that he ...

A trail camera on Clarke Island recorded an echidna for the first time in decades. Photos show the egg-laying mammal once feared locally extinct. Photo from Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre via WWF ...

After a devastating bushfire in 2014, the Pakana Rangers thought Lungtalanana was mostly devoid of life.

Friedland has worked in the toy industry as a marketer for decades, but he only began seriously playing with Lego in 2020. Sydney McKenna is a Kansas City-based micro-influencer who posts about ...

Toy Fair 2025 featured no shortage of plush toys, but when it came to scouting out the best *new* collections, Atamas (pronounced ah-ta-ma) by Russ delivered the ultimate crossover of recognizable ...

“It’s something that makes me happy, like it’s a treat to myself,” the 24-year-old digital marketing consultant from the Philippines tells TIME of Pop Mart’s CryBaby toy—a plush ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Startego Junior is displayed in the Jumbo Group booth at the Toy Fair, in New York’s Javits Center, Monday ...

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Nearly 850 exhibiting toy companies showed off the latest dolls and plush, STEM toys, outdoor playthings, action figures, arts & crafts, specialty toys, retro, nostalgic, and innovative games ...