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On March 12, clocks will “spring forward,” giving us an extra hour of sunlight in the evening until November. Sounds good, right? But daylight saving time is a hotly debated topic. Even among lawmakers and experts, there’s disagreement over whether…
Myria Perez is a fossil preparator and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. She spoke with TFK Kid Reporter Elisha Lee. 1. What exactly do you do for your job? I work with fossils.…
In this month's podcast, TFK Kid Reporter Mason Langer talks with TIME senior editor Sean Gregory. They discuss "The Slugger," a story about baseball's Aaron Judge. This past season, Judge set a new home-run record, joining ranks with New York…
United States fighter jets have shot down three flying objects over North America. That was between February 10 and 12. Officials are trying to identify the objects. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been on alert. Earlier this…
Astronomers have discovered 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter. The planet’s moon count now stands at 92. That’s the most in our solar system. The new moons were spotted using telescopes. It took scientists about a year to confirm the discovery.…
On March 3, 1923, the first issue of TIME magazine was published. Soon we’ll be celebrating our 100th birthday! The world was much different a century ago. About a million kids ages 10 to 15 worked—mostly on farms and in…
British skateboarder Sky Brown, 14, practices in the United Arab Emirates on February 8. She won the World Park Skateboarding Championships there four days late…
Ehrman Crest Elementary and Middle School, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had its grand opening in August. In November, TIME magazine put the school on its list of best inventions. The honor focused on Ehrman Crest’s inventive design. There are mathematical patterns…
If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's new career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? Joan Melendez Misner is an engineer at NASA. She’s also a…
What’s cryptocurrency? Why can’t kids have jobs? These are just two of the questions explored in Million Bazillion. It’s a podcast that teaches kids about business and the economy. In each episode, hosts Bridget Bodnar and Ryan Perez answer a…
In a wild and wacky follow-up to his best-selling book The Ice Cream Machine, Adam Rubin returns with another set of short stories: The Human Kaboom. Like his previous book, this one serves up six original tales that all have…
Rescue and relief efforts are underway in Turkey and Syria. On February 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region. Another hit nine hours later. At press time, more than 20,000 people had died. Thousands of buildings have been destroyed. …
President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address on February 7. He spoke before Congress at the United States Capitol. Much of the speech focused on the economy. Biden said his policies have created millions of jobs. He…
The Grammys introduced a new award category this year: Best Song for Social Change. The winner was announced at the live ceremony on February 5. It was “Baraye,” by Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour. The song has become an anthem for…
On February 7, LeBron James, of the Los Angeles Lakers, became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He broke a record held for 39 years by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
In this month's podcast, TFK Kid Reporter Zarita Asgar talks with the prizewinning author and newly inaugurated National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina. They talk about how Medina plans to inspire and engage young readers across the country.…
On January 24, Meg Medina was inaugurated as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The ceremony was held at the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. Medina is a Cuban-American children’s book author. She’s the first Latina to be…
Sosina Challa lives in Ethiopia. That’s in Africa. When she was about 16, she saw a group of boys skateboarding in a parking lot. “I used to watch skateboarding in the movies,” Challa told TIME for Kids. “But I never…
Jack Black returns as Po in Season 2 of the Netflix original series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. I had a chance to talk with Peter Hastings. He’s one of the executive producers. I learned more about the show…
The hole in Earth’s ozone layer is on track to heal. That’s according to a new United Nations (U.N.) report. The recovery comes 35 years after an international agreement. That deal stopped the use of ozone-destroying chemicals. Ozone is a…
