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Maurice Ashley is the first Black chess grandmaster. He’s also the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Chess. The book presents the basics of chess. Ashley uses his experience with chess to explain them. TFK Kid Reporter Sophia Zhang spoke…
This summer, world-class athletes will sail down the Seine. That’s the river that winds through Paris, France. The city will host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Games begin on July 26. The opening parade will take place on the Seine.…
The Paralympic Games will take place this summer in Paris. They’ll begin on August 28. These games are for athletes with disabilities. Athletes will come from 184 nations. The Paralympics began in England in 1948. Ludwig Guttman, a doctor,…
Myria Perez is a paleontologist. She works at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The museum is in Washington, D.C. TIME for Kids asked Perez about her job. Can you tell us about your work? I work with fossils.…
A fossil is something from a plant or an animal that lived long ago. Fossils are preserved in rock. They help us understand the history of life on Planet Earth. Above is the fossil of an archaeopteryx. It was…
All kinds of human-made objects are circling the planet. Can you guess how many? The answer is 100 trillion! There are 9,000 active satellites. The rest of the objects are things such as used-up rockets, bolts, and paint chips. All…
NASA plans to send astronauts to the moon by 2025. The mission is called Artemis III. It will be the first time people have walked on the moon in more than 50 years. The mission will also put a woman…
Humans and animals need sleep. But we don’t all sleep the same way. A study was published in 2023. It was about chinstrap penguins. Scientists found an odd sleep pattern among penguins. The parents don’t take one long sleep at…
Frank Rubio is an astronaut. On September 27, 2023, he broke a record. He completed the longest U.S. spaceflight. When he got back, he ate a salad. That’s the food he craved most while at the International Space Station. …
Po and his friends reunite in Kung Fu Panda 4. Po is about to become Spiritual Leader. But first, he has to choose a new Dragon Warrior. He and his crew set out to find one. On the way, they…
Old Clothes for Dinner, by Nathalie Alonso, is about a girl named Magaly. Her grandmother has just moved in. Magaly loves her abuela’s Cuban cooking. But then, her grandmother says she’s making ropa vieja. Magaly knows this is Spanish for…
A baby chimpanzee is having a nightmare. Chantal is his caretaker. She tries to soothe him back to sleep. They’re at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center. It’s in the Republic of the Congo. That’s in Africa. The chimp’s name is…
Jane Goodall began studying chimpanzees in the 1960s. She worked in what is now Gombe Stream National Park, in Tanzania. She also started the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall is now the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees. She spoke with TFK.…
Thinking of adding a furry friend to your family? Having a pet is a big responsibility. You need to be prepared. “You are your pets’ world,” says Amy Nichols, a former vice president of the Humane Society of the United…
Which pet is for you? Each type has different needs. And each costs money. Here’s how much some popular pets can cost. Dogs and cats are the most common pets in the U.S. Taking care of a dog costs…
There may be a new way to save endangered honeybees. A company called Dalan Animal Health is making a vaccine. It protects honeybees from a killer bacterium. This germ is called American foulbrood. It spreads from hive to hive. Dalan…
Habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to bees. They need places where they can find food and build their hives. They need flowers and trees. And many bees build their nests underground. Their babies grow up there and…
Lionel Messi is a famous soccer player. He led Argentina to a World Cup win in 2022. He played in France for the 2022–2023 season. Then he shocked the world. In June 2023, he made an announcement. He joined Inter…
Do you use the library? Have you had to pay for returning a book late? Many libraries charge a late fee. If you return a book after its due date, you pay a fine. But this might be changing. For…
Meet Liko, Roy, and their new Pokémon friends. They’re all featured in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. This show marks a new chapter in the world of Pokémon. It introduces Pokémon’s first female main character. Her name is Liko. “It’s almost…
