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Imagine seeing a herd of elephants on the streets of New York City. It’s hard to believe, but in 2024, 100 life-size elephant sculptures took over Manhattan. The sculptures were part of The Great Elephant Migration, an art project currently…
Mike Gunton has a front-row seat to the wonders of nature. As creative director of the Natural History Unit for BBC Studios, Gunton makes documentaries, including the award-winning series Planet Earth II and Dynasties, a series on animal behavior. TFK…
Phones are helpful. They allow kids to communicate with family and friends. But they’re also distracting. In school, they create difficulties for students and teachers. According to a Common Sense Media report from 2021, about 43% of kids ages 8…
TFK Kid Reporter Disha Rai read Chickenpox, a new book, and interviewed its author, Remy Lai. Read Disha’s thoughts below. Siblings. You either adore them, or you’re plotting their downfall—sometimes both on the same day. Chickenpox follows the story of…
Danessa Myricks is the first to admit that her path to the beauty industry was unconventional. “I say that I am accidental in every way,” she says. “I knew nothing, I had no money, but I did have passion.” Myricks…
President Donald Trump has ordered that tariffs be imposed on goods from Canada, China, and Mexico. Here, TFK explains. What is a tariff? A tariff is a tax on an item from another country. Imagine that an American company wants…
On February 1, Ethan Zhu, 12, takes part in a Lunar New Year parade in New York City. Each lunar year is represented by an animal, or zodiac sign. This year is …
Now read this! The Newbery and Caldecott Medals were given out by the American Library Association on January 27. The yearly awards are important distinctions in children’s literature. The Caldecott Medal is given to a remarkable picture-book illustrator. This year’s…
Visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C., got their first look at Qing Bao (above) and Bao Li on January 24. The giant pandas arrived on loan from China in October. They underwent quarantine and health checks. Now…
Patricia Miller was taking a walk one morning on a busy street near her home, in Goodyear, Arizona. A car nearly jumped the curb. She was unharmed. But the car came “very, very close,” Miller told TIME for Kids. …
ASPEN, Colorado—Eleanor Andrews, 17, felt a thrill as she ripped down the street style ski course at X Games Aspen 2025. Eleanor was one of only three athletes under 18 skiing at the Games. She skied against older athletes. She…
TFK Kid Reporter Disha Rai spoke with Jackie Bae, a storyboard artist living in Los Angeles, California. As a storyboard artist, Bae helps visually outline animated TV shows, turning text into images that tell a story. She’s worked for various…
Paleontologists have discovered nearly 200 dinosaur tracks in Oxfordshire, England. The tracks form a “dinosaur highway.” They’re 166 million years old. Worker Gary Johnson found the tracks while working in a quarry in June 2023. He noticed strange bumps in…
On January 18, TikTok shut down in the U.S. The video-sharing platform’s 170 million American users were met with an error message. In part, it read, “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.” The app came back…
Hailey Zhao, 14, performs at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions, in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 17. More than 400 dancers competed for scholarships…
On January 15, U.S. regulators banned one type of red dye, Red No. 3, from foods. This dye was already banned from cosmetics. But that ban wasn’t extended to foods. Now, 35 years later, it is. In 2022, health advocates…
Each year, people go to the Consumer Electronics Show to see the latest tech. The 2025 event was held this month. It took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. From AI-powered robots to new gaming devices, the ideas on display wowed…
El 20 de enero, Donald Trump se convirtió en el 47º presidente de Estados Unidos. Su toma del cargo tuvo lugar en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos. Está en Washington, D.C. Debido al clima frío, la ceremonia se llevó a…
